BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
602 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN CENTRAL ALABAMA…
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 558 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
MEADOWBROOK…OR 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHELSEA…AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CHELSEA…OAK MOUNTAIN STATE PARK…FOWLER LAKE…MOUNT LAUREL AND
HIGHLAND LAKES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…
CALL 1-800-856-0758.
