High Winds on Back Edge of Rain Area

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
659 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

ALZ019>021-027>029-036>038-041>047-049-281245-
AUTAUGA-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-ELMORE-
LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MONTGOMERY-PIKE-RANDOLPH-TALLADEGA-TALLAPOOSA-
659 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR AUTAUGA…BULLOCK…CALHOUN…
CHAMBERS…CHEROKEE…CLAY…CLEBURNE…COOSA…ELMORE…LEE…
LOWNDES…MACON…MONTGOMERY…PIKE…RANDOLPH…TALLADEGA AND
TALLAPOOSA COUNTIES UNTIL 745 AM CDT…

AT 657 AM CDT…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS TRACKING THE BACK
EDGE OF AN AREA OF RAIN EXTENDING FROM PIEDMONT TO FORT
DEPOSIT…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

WINDS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AS THE RAIN COMES TO AN END.

THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF KNOCKING DOWN SMALL TREES…TREE
LIMBS…AND POWERLINES. SEEK SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT SATURDAY
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

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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