Disasters

State under second winter weather state of emergency

State under second winter weather state of emergency

For the second time in a week, the entire state of Alabama is being placed under a state of emergency.  Ice accumulations from .25 to .30 of an inch are expected as well as sleet accumulations of up to a half-inch between…

Tornadoes Spawn State of Emergency in Alabama

Tornadoes Spawn State of Emergency in Alabama

All 67 counties in Alabama have been under a state of emergency since 7 p.m. Monday, April 28, 2014, due to deadly tornadoes and flooding that followed the next day. The National Weather Service confirmed at least 18 tornadoes occurred in Alabama. Five…

Alabama State of Emergency Lifted

Alabama State of Emergency Lifted

Gov. Robert Bentley lifted the state of emergency related to this week’s winter storm at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14. Alabama began its third state of emergency in a month at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11. Status report issued Thursday morning, Feb. 13…

December 2012 Tornadoes

Fourteen different tornadoes, some of which crossed county lines, hit south Alabama on Christmas Day 2012. Three tornadoes hit Lowndes County, the most in any one county. Mobile and Pike counties were the hardest hit areas. (On Dec. 20, an…