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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1049 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008
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1049 PM CST FRI NOV 14 2008
…A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 2 AM…
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA THROUGH 2 AM. NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE FOR A VERY BRIEF DURATION…5 TO 10 MINUTES. THE WINDS
WILL THEN GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH FOR ABOUT A HOUR BEFORE
SUBSIDING EVEN FURTHER.
TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS…LAWN FURNITURE…AND OTHER LOOSE
OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. REMEMBER…HIGH WINDS CAN BRING
DOWN TREE LIMBS…AND DISTRESSED OR DISEASED TREES.
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTRA CAUTION TRAVELING ON THE
ROADWAYS TONIGHT…ESPECIALLY TRAVELING IN AN NORTHEAST OF
SOUTHWEST DIRECTION.
