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WWUS84 KTSA 080957
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OKZ071-081100-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
457 AM CDT THU MAY 8 2003

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IN EFFECT FOR MCINTOSH COUNTY UNTIL 600
   AM CDT...

AT 457 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 
MILES WEST OF STIDHAM...MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THIS STORM 
IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE 
COMMUNITIES OF CHECOTAH...STIDHAM...PIERCE AND RENTIESVILLE WILL BE 
AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THROUGH 600 AM CDT.