UPDATE- As of 11:45 p.m. there are approximately 125,000 Alabama Power customers without service statewide. In central Alabama, approximately 36,500 customers are without service. Initial reports of damage include limbs and trees falling into lines as a result of high winds. Crews are responding to outages where it is safe to do so. The following is a breakdown of where…
Each day brings the United States closer to peak severe weather season, and especially with severe weather potentially hitting our area this Sunday those are faced with a question: Is it better to take on severe weather outside a community shelter or to face the possibility of contracting the coronavirus inside one? Tornado-prone states including Alabama are recommending that people…
The Coronavirus outbreak will impact storm shelters in our area. Autauga County EMA Director Ernie Baggett tells Alabama News Network that fewer people will be allowed into the county’s shelters because of social distancing. The county has two FEMA rated shelters at Boone’s Chapel and Posey’s Crossroads Baptist Church, but as of now Baggett says they will not be open…
The Elmore County EMA says the “Safer Places” storm shelter will open if needed. In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, many people have questioned if storms shelter would be open with storms looming. The government has issued several social distancing orders and that has people concerned when it comes to storm shelters. The Elmore County EMA has released the…
Alabama lawmakers are exploring a new statewide emergency notification system this legislative session. The proposal making its way through the state legislature would give all county EMAs a base level notification system. This would include text and call alerts of severe weather notifications from the National Weather Service. The legislation has the support of Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and the…
Marengo County EMA Director Kevin McKinney has confirmed that one person has died and another has been injured from storm damage early Thursday morning. He tells us this is near the intersection of Highway 43 and County Road 54. He says there are a couple of mobile homes that are destroyed. They are still assessing the damage and we are working…
The threat for severe weather on Thursday has prompted some local school systems to delay the start of classes or to close. Here is the latest list: Bullock County Schools – closed Coosa County Schools – two-hour delay Crenshaw County Public Schools – closed Crenshaw Christian Academy – closed Chilton County Schools – two-hour delay East Memorial Christian Academy –…
In this image taken from video, emergency personnel survey the damage from toppled trees in this Greenville, Miss., neighborhood, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, as severe storms swept across parts of the U.S. South. The storms are blamed for a number of deaths, as high winds, tornadoes and unrelenting rain battered a large area of the South. (Faith Alford/WABG via AP)…
1 of 12 | This photo provided by Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office shows damage from Friday nights severe weather,… (Lt. Bill Davis/Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office via AP) More 1 of 12 | This photo provided by Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office shows damage from Friday nights severe weather,… (Lt. Bill Davis/Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office via AP) More BENTON, La. (AP) –…
We are getting ready for potentially severe storms this weekend. Tornadoes are possible, which means now is the time to prepare- especially for residents living in mobile homes. You have probably heard at some point in your life that mobile homes are not safe during tornadoes. Officials say that if you live in a mobile home that it’s best to…
