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.
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Governor declares state of emergency over Tropical Storm Claudette
The governor has retroactively proclaimed the state of emergency for the state of Alabama effective 10 a.m. CT on Friday, June 18.
Alabama Power expects to have 95 percent of power restored by Tuesday
As of Sunday night, 65,000 Alabama Power customers have not had power restored.
Alabama Power reports progress on restoring power following Hurricane Zeta
Alabama Power said 131,000 outages remain and that the utility provider expects to have service restored to 95 percent of affected customers by Tuesday.
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.
Governor declares state of emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta
Zeta is currently a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico, but it is predicted to make landfall as a category one hurricane.
Agriculture Department providing shelters for livestock evacuating due to Zeta
The Alabama A&M Agribition Center will open effective immediately for livestock that is being evacuated.
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.
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.
Hurricane Sally makes landfall near Gulf Shores as category two hurricane
Hurricane Sally has officially made landfall near Gulf Shores as a category two hurricane with sustained winds at 105 miles per hour and torrential rainfall. Ahead of landfall, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey urged Alabamians who live on the coast and in flood-prone areas of Mobile and Baldwin counties to evacuate but many residents stayed in … Continued