319 
FPUS74 KBMX 181939
NOWBHM

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
239 PM CDT SUN AUG 18 2002

ALZ018>021-024>027-182011-
CALHOUN-CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-ETOWAH-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-TALLADEGA-
239 PM CDT SUN AUG 18 2002

.NOW...
NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED IN AN AREA ENCLOSED BY
BIRMINGHAM...RAGLAND...CEDAR BLUFF AND ALTOONA. THESE STORMS ARE
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THEY ARE PRODUCING A LOT OF VERY DANGEROUS
LIGHTNING ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. RESIDENTS NEAR THESE STORMS
NEED TO REMAIN IN A SAFE SHELTER.

REMEMBER IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE
STORM TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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