SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
354 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008
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UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BAY MINETTE…
354 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2008
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT BALDWIN AND MOBILE COUNTIES
AT 349 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF COCHRANE BRIDGE…MOVING
EAST AT 33 MPH.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS OVER NORTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY IN
AND AROUND…HURRICANE…CROSSROADS…CARPENTER…WHITEHOUSE
FORKS…STAPLETON…DOUGLASVILLE AND BAY MINETTE THROUGH 445 PM CDT.
THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL…FREQUENT
LIGHTNING…AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD
BRING DOWN DEAD OR DISEASED TREES AND LARGE LIMBS RESULTING IN
SERIOUS INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. LOCAL LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER MAY
RESULT FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN
OUTDOORS DURING SUCH STRONG WINDS…OR SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR
BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.
THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE AND ONE-HALF INCHES
IN AN HOUR…RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING
AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. REMEMBER…DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE
CROSSING.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.
