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Alabama Power is working to restore power

Alabama Power Company reports that its crews have restored service to more than a quarter-million Alabama customers and that their work is increasingly focused on the hardest-hit areas. On Easter Sunday a line of severe storms crossed the state affected more than 310,000 Alabama Power customers – more than 20 percent of Alabama Power’s entire … Continued
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April 14, 2020
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Commissioner Rick Pate offers his support of the USMCA

Alabama’s agricultural and forestry producers and related industries have been resilient in the face of hurricanes, tornados, floods, and droughts that devastated our state in the last few months. In addition to weathering these natural disasters, farmers and foresters now find themselves literally waiting on an Act of Congress to stabilize trading relationships with Canada … Continued
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July 29, 2019

Hurricane Michael to make landfall today

Hurricane Michael is continuing on its course towards the Florida Gulf Coast gaining strength as it continues to track north. As of press time the Hurricane eyewall was anticipated to make landfall at approximately 1:00 p.m. in the area of Panama City, Florida. Michael is currently a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 miles … Continued
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October 10, 2018

Alabama Remembers 2011 Tornados That Killed More than 250

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The lives of thousands of Alabamians changed five years ago when tornados and severe weather ripped with more than half of Alabama’s counties on April 27, 2011. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) remembered that day on Wednesday. Gov. Bentley visited one of the hardest hit areas to assess the … Continued
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April 28, 2016

Today is Fourth Anniversary of April 2011 Mega Tornado Event

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On April 27th, 2011 253 Alabama residents lost their lives when 62 long track tornadoes swept across Alabama striking 43 of Alabama’s 67 counties.  Cordova, Moody, Shoal Creek, Pell City, Birmingham’s Pratt City neighborhood, Tuscaloosa, Hackleburg, Phil Campbell, Rainsville, Cullman, Harvest, Hueytown, Pleasant Grove, Tanner, Concord, Eoline, and Holly … Continued
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April 27, 2015