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Sen. Britt calls for transparency from FEMA on flooding framework

Britt joined fellow senators demanding FEMA transparency on its flooding framework, criticizing Risk Rating 2.0 for significantly raising flood insurance premiums.

June 11, 2025

Birmingham approves nearly $14 million for drainage systems and city streets

The plan will be funded through a city bond refinancing.

August 2, 2022

FEMA Assistance for damages sustained during October storms in Jefferson, Shelby counties

The deadly October storms inundated much of Birmingham's metro area, including Pelham and Hoover.

December 24, 2021

Southeast Alabama could be heavily impacted by Tropical Storm Fred

The National Weather Service is forecasting that the storm will make an impact on the Florida Panhandle coast and cross into Southeast Alabama.

August 16, 2021

Tornados sweep through Central Alabama, leaving at least 5 dead

Five people are dead in Calhoun County after a line of severe weather and tornadoes swept across Alabama, destroying homes and impacting lives.

March 26, 2021

State assessing damage from Hurricane Zeta

The state was still recovering from Hurricane Sally, which made landfall near Gulf Shores in September, and now it appears that Hurricane Zeta has left its own disaster area.

October 29, 2020

Zeta is a hurricane again

Zeta currently has sustained winds of 85 mph. On its current course it will make landfall at Southeast Louisiana or the Mississippi Coast late this afternoon and move through Alabama tonight.

October 28, 2020

Tropical Storm Zeta keeps tracking toward the Gulf Coast

Its present forecast track takes it into the northern Gulf of Mexico to impact the Louisiana gulf coast as a category one hurricane.

October 27, 2020

Zeta poses potential threat to Alabama Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Zeta is forecast to come ashore between Louisiana and the Florida Panhandle at or near hurricane strength later this week.

October 26, 2020

Hurricane Delta hits Louisiana Gulf Coast

Delta hit the U.S. Gulf Coast near Creole, Louisiana, as a category two hurricane.

October 12, 2020