SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
305 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009
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305 PM CDT SUN MAY 24 2009
..SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR CULLMAN COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT
AT 305 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CRANE HILL…OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
CULLMAN…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH…FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…AND HEAVY
DOWNPOURS ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
CRANE HILL.
LOGAN.
BALDWIN.
JONES CHAPEL…WEST POINT.
BATTLEGROUND.
REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…COMMERCIAL RADIO…OR YOUR LOCAL
TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS
CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
–Forecaster, Jason Elliott