SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
648 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010
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PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-
648 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR PICKENS AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES
UNTIL 730 PM CDT…
AT 644 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING SEVERAL
CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS…INCLUDING ONE NEAR THE PICKENS
AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTY LINE…AND ANOTHER IN THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
PICKENS COUNTY. ALL STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AROUND 40 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL…WINDS UP TO 40 MPH…AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
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.
