Published on: July 5, 2012 at 5:43 PM

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BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
543 PM CDT THU JUL 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN LEE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA…

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 540 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AUBURN…
AND MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
AUBURN…AUBURN UNIVERSITY…CHEWACLA STATE PARK…LOACHAPOKA AND
ROXANA.

THIS INCLUDES…
INTERSTATE 85 EXIT NUMBERS 51 THROUGH 60…