Here is a statement from the NWS below… I will have the afternoon discussion and video here shortly…
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
259 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010
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FAYETTE-MARION-
259 PM CDT THU MAY 27 2010
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES UNTIL
345 PM CDT…
AT 259 PM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR BRILLIANT…OR NEAR WINFIELD…MOVING SOUTH AT 20
MPH.
WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
* LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE…
TUCKER.
WINFIELD.
GLEN ALLEN.
HUBBERTVILLE.
BLUFF.
RICHARD ARTHUR FIELD.
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.
