SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
716 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
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BLOUNT-
716 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2009
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BLOUNT COUNTY UNTIL 815 AM CDT
AT 714 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM STRAWBERRY TO
ARKADELPHIA…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
PEOPLE IN BLOUNT COUNTY…INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STRAWBERRY…
ARKADELPHIA…BROOKSVILLE…BLOUNTSVILLE…BANGOR…BLOUNT SPRINGS…
MCLARTY…HAYDEN…NECTAR AND SUSAN MOORE…SHOULD MONITOR THE
WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE
PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
