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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
910 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...DAMAGE SURVEYS TO BE CONDUCTED IN CENTRAL ALABAMA
MONDAY...

NWS STORM SURVEY TEAMS WILL BE DISPATCHED FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING MONDAY TO OFFICIALLY SURVEY STORM DAMAGE
FROM SUNDAYS STORMS. AT FIRST GLANCE...IT APPEARS THAT
THERE WERE AT LEAST 5 DAMAGE-PRODUCING SUPERCELL
THUNDERSTORMS THAT TRACKED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN
THIRD OF CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ONE SUPERCELL
TRACKED ALL THE WAY FROM SOUTHERN MARENGO COUNTY...TO
CROSSING THE GEORGIA STATE LINE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY...
PRODUCING SEVERAL DAMAGE REPORTS ALONG THE WAY.

WITH THE NUMEROUS DAMAGE REPORTS RECEIVED...IT WILL
LIKELY TAKE TWO DAYS TO COMPLETE ALL THE NECESSARY
SURVEYS. CURRENT PLANS FOR MONDAY ARE FOR 3 SURVEY
TEAMS TO ASSESS DAMAGE ON THE GROUND...WITH ANOTHER
PERSON CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SURVEY. AT THIS TIME...
OUR PLAN IS TO SEND CREWS TO ASSESS POSSIBLE DAMAGE
ALONG STORM TRACKS IN DALLAS/PERRY/MARENGO/AND CHILTON
COUNTIES...LOWNDES/AUTAUGA/AND ELMORE COUNTIES...AS
WELL AS PIKE/BARBOUR/AND RUSSELL COUNTIES. WE WILL
ISSUE STATEMENTS ON SURVEY TEAM ASSESSMENTS AS SOON
AS THEY ARE RECEIVED.

IF YOU ARE AWARE OF DAMAGE AT LOCATIONS OTHER THAN
LISTED ABOVE...PLEASE CALL IN YOUR REPORT TO YOUR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICE IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING SUNDAYS EVENTS
OR OUR PLANS TO SURVEY ON MONDAY...PLEASE CONTACT
THE POST EVENT COORDINATOR AT THE BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT 205-664-3010.

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