SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1113 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
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COLBERT-FRANKLIN-LAUDERDALE-
1113 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2008
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT
FRANKLIN AND LAUDERDALE
COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT…
AT 1113 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM IUKA MISSISSIPPI TO
7 MILES NORTH OF FULTON MISSISSIPPI…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
WATERLOO.
WRIGHT.
RED BAY.
PLEASANT SITE.
CHEROKEE.
THREET.
SRYGLEY CHURCH.
RED ROCK.
THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY…SO BE READY TO ACT IF A
WARNING IS ISSUED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
