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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 184, NWS Tallahassee, FL

September 15, 2008Dale County, Henry County, Houston County, Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 15, 2008, 4:34 PM CDT for Dale County, Henry County, Houston County, Alabama. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 15, 2008, 4:34 PM CDT (21:34 UTC)
Expired
Sep 15, 2008, 5:15 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Dale County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Sep 15, 1:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 15, 1:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 15, 4:04 AM CDT, 12 hours 30 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 15, 3:16 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Sep 15, 4:01 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
501 PM EDT MON SEP 15 2008

ALZ066-069-152200-
DALE-HOUSTON-
401 PM CDT MON SEP 15 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR DALE AND WESTERN HOUSTON
COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...

* UNTIL 500 PM CDT

AT 359 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FORT RUCKER TO
HARTFORD MOVING NORTHEAST AT 27 MPH.

THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NEWTON BY 420 PM CDT.
  PINCKARD BY 425 PM CDT.
  TAYLOR BY 435 PM CDT.
  DOTHAN BY 445 PM CDT.

WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WHICH MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...AND ARE
ALSO PRODUCING NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

RELAY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE
NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

38-GODSEY

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Sources

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