[BNAWX] Public Severe Weather Alert

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PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
1024 AM CST THU JAN 10 2008

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A FEW STRONG...LONG-TRACK TORNADOES OVER A PART OF
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MAJOR METROPOLITAN
AREAS IN THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDE BIRMINGHAM AND HUNTSVILLE
ALABAMA...JACKSON MISSISSIPPI AND NASHVILLE TENNESSEE.

THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE

       NORTHERN/WESTERN ALABAMA
       CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI
       MIDDLE TENNESSEE

SURROUNDING THE MODERATE RISK AREA...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND CENTRAL
GULF COAST STATES NORTHWARD INTO KENTUCKY.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS NOW DEVELOPING OVER THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER VALLEY WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TOWARDS CENTRAL/NORTHERN
ALABAMA...EASTERN MISSISSIPPI AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON/EVENING HOURS. AS THESE THUNDERSTORMS ENCOUNTER STRONG LOW
LEVEL SHEAR...TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE. A FEW OF THESE TORNADOES MAY
BE STRONG/LONG TRACKED GIVEN THE INTENSE NATURE OF THE SHEAR. A MORE
LINEAR THUNDERSTORM MODE SHOULD GRADUALLY EVOLVE DURING THE EVENING.
HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AFTER
DARK...PARTICULARLY WITH ANY SUPERCELLS AHEAD OF THE LINE ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA INTO NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.

THOSE IN THE THREATENED AREA ARE URGED TO REVIEW SEVERE WEATHER
SAFETY RULES AND TO LISTEN TO RADIO...TELEVISION...AND NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND STATEMENTS LATER TODAY.

..CROSBIE/HALES.. 01/10/2008

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