Sorry about not finishing the other one. It is in place now. Trying to do three things at one time–radio, fax and blog.
Below is a NEW Special Statement
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
225 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2008
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225 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2008
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR JEFFERSON…SHELBY
ST. CLAIR AND
TALLADEGA COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT…
AT 219 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDICATED THAT
THUNDERSTORMS WERE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING NEAR LEEDS…MOVING EAST AT 23
MPH.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
LEEDS.
VANDIVER.
STERRETT.
CAMP WINNATASAKA.
PLEASANT GROVE.
CHULA VISTA.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES…TREE
LIMBS…AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
