000 WWUS84 KMOB 092207 SPSMOB SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL 506 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007 ALZ057-060-092300- COVINGTON-BUTLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDALUSIA... 506 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2007 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS BEING DETECTED OVER EASTERN BUTLER COUNTY AND WAS MOVING TOWARD COVINGTON COUNTY... AT 503 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF OAKY STREAK...AND MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT AREAS IN AND AROUND... INDUSTRY...OAKY STREAK...SOUTH AND CLEARVIEW THROUGH 600 PM CDT. THE PRIMARY THREATS FROM THIS STORM ARE SMALL HAIL...DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING... AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WHICH COULD DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS OR BRANCHES AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED SMALL OBJECTS. SEEK SHELTER IN A SAFE HOME OR BUILDING UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...RESULTING IN BRIEF PONDING OF WATER AROUND LOW LYING AREAS. REMEMBER...DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. THE DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW A SAFE CROSSING. $$