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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

WUUS54 KBMX 021957 RRA
SVRBMX
ALC057-075-093-127-133-022045-
/O.NEW.KBMX.SV.W.0094.090402T1957Z-090402T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
257 PM CDT THU APR 2 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CARBON HILL...
MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...WINFIELD...HAMILTON...
WESTERN WINSTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...LYNN...HALEYVILLE...
FAYETTE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FAYETTE...
LAMAR COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...VERNON...SULLIGENT...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 257 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WESTON TO CREWS...OR ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF HAMILTON TO SULLIGENT...
AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
BLUFF BY 305 PM CDT...
FAYETTE...GU-WIN AND GUIN BY 310 PM CDT...
HACKLEBURG BY 315 PM CDT...
WINFIELD...GLEN ALLEN...BRINN AND BRILLIANT BY 320 PM CDT...
BANKSTON BY 325 PM CDT...

THIS INCLUDES
AND US 78 EXIT NUMBERS 16 THROUGH 39.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR WESTERN ALABAMA.

&&

LAT...LON 3405 8821 3426 8819 3427 8817 3432 8817
3431 8784 3433 8775 3432 8774 3431 8764
3413 8752 3390 8749 3364 8767 3359 8825
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 261DEG 36KT 3420 8805 3390 8805

$$

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