Alabama Emergency Management Agency News

3 Weeks Later, Alabama Awaits Federal Relief for Zeta Damage

More than three weeks after Hurricane Zeta barreled across the Southeast and left destruction in its wake, Alabama is still waiting on a federal disaster declaration and the emergency relief that comes with it, according to state and federal agencies. …

Alabama Alters Hurricane Shelter Plans Due to Coronavirus Concerns

Shelters that open during dangerous hurricanes may look and operate differently this storm season, state emergency officials said, as the new coronavirus complicate response plans. Across the coastal United States, concerns over COVID-19 has added a new complication to response …

Alabama Prepares for Severe Weather

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley declared a statewide State of Emergency on Tuesday in anticipation of severe weather expected through Alabama on Wednesday. The National Weather Service forecast a significant threat of severe weather to include destructive and long-track tornadoes, hail …

Alabama Officials Practice for Hurricane Season

Alabama Emergency Management Agency officials received an early wake-up call Tuesday and were told that a hurricane named Juliet had made landfall about 2 a.m. near Pascagoula, Miss. Hurricane Juliet wasn’t real, but the fictitious storm gave the EMA, local …