000 WUUS52 KTAE 172120 SVRTAE ALC031-061-172215- /O.NEW.KTAE.SV.W.0015.080217T2119Z-080217T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 319 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... COFFEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...ELBA... NORTHWESTERN GENEVA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 415 PM CST * AT 316 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES WEST OF ELBA TO 30 MILES WEST OF SAMSON...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTH OF ANDALUSIA TO 17 MILES SOUTH OF ANDALUSIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH. * SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... ELBA BY 350 PM CST... SAMSON BY 355 PM CST... NEW BROCKTON BY 405 PM CST... ENTERPRISE BY 410 PM CST... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THEIR PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. RELAY REPORTS OF SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE AT (8 5 0) 9 4 2 8 8 3 3. OR...YOU MAY CONTACT THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CST SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHWEST GEORGIA. LAT...LON 3155 8579 3154 8580 3110 8580 3111 8620 3153 8622 3155 8619 3155 8616 3162 8615 3163 8579 TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 252DEG 42KT 3155 8647 3109 8652 $$ 38-GODSEY