Published on: August 20, 2009 at 2:35 PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
222 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009

ALZ011>013-202015-
FAYETTE-LAMAR-MARION-
222 PM CDT THU AUG 20 2009

..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE
LAMAR AND MARION COUNTIES
UNTIL 315 PM CDT…

AT 221 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BRINN TO COLUMBUS…OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES EAST OF HAMILTON TO COLUMBUS…
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
BEAVERTON.
BRINN.
PEA RIDGE.
VERNON.
STAR.
GU-WIN.

REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.