Sewell, Alabama delegation ask Biden to increase federal for disaster relief
The federal government currently covers 75 percent of eligible costs of FEMA public assistance grants for disaster recovery.
Zeta
Seven counties to receive disaster food assistance in aftermath of Zeta
D-SNAP benefits are approved for Clarke, Dallas, Marengo, Mobile, Perry, Washington and Wilcox counties.
January 24, 2021
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.