From NWS, Birmingham

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
941 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

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BIBB-CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CHILTON-COOSA-ETOWAH-SHELBY-ST.
CLAIR-TALLADEGA-
941 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR BIBB…CALHOUN…CHEROKEE…
CHILTON…COOSA…ETOWAH…SHELBY…ST. CLAIR AND TALLADEGA COUNTIES
UNTIL 1045 PM CST…

AT 938 PM CST…STRONG GUSTY WINDS ALONG A COLD FRONT WERE PASSING
THROUGH CENTRAL ALABAMA. THE COLD FRONT IS MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH AND
WILL BRING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH…AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN TREE LIMBS…SOME
SMALL OR WEAKENED TREES…AND POWERLINES…AS WELL AS BLOW AROUND
LOOSE OBJECTS. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

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.

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