Published on: August 21, 2009 at 5:27 PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
520 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

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MARENGO-
520 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARENGO COUNTY UNTIL 600 PM CDT

AT 520 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR SWEET WATER…OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LINDEN…
MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
HALF ACRE.
SWEET WATER.
CALVARY.
MILLER.
DIXONS MILL.
SHILOH.

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.