Published on: April 23, 2010 at 7:03 PM

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
700 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010

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MARENGO-
700 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010

..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR MARENGO COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT

AT 657 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR DAYTON…OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF LINDEN…MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL…WINDS UP TO 40 MPH…AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN MARENGO COUNTY…INCLUDING THE CITIES OF
DAYTON AND FAUNSDALE…SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES…TREE
LIMBS…AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.