Alabama hurricane preparedness

In response to Hurricane Helene, United Way of Central Alabama is launching a secure website dedicated to support for the victims of the devastation as they work to pick up the pieces. The deadly story system left behind significant destruction and flooding across six southeastern states.

Florida A&M University has postponed its upcoming college football game against Alabama A&M because of Tropical Storm Helene. The Rattlers rescheduled the game for Friday, Nov. 29, in anticipation of Helene strengthening into a major hurricane Wednesday while moving north toward the United States.

Alabama is entering what’s considered to be the most active part of this year’s hurricane season. Forecasters are pointing to Hurricane Camille as an example of how bad things can get. It was this week back in 1969, when this storm brushed by Alabama creating storm surges that were ten feet above normal on Dauphin Island. It was the second most powerful storm ever to hit the U.S.

National Preparedness Month is during September. Safety experts say preparedness should be an "all-hazard approach." This means being on guard for weather-related events like hurricanes and tornados, as well as issues related to the state’s two nuclear power plants.

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Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director Art Faulkner say state agencies are participating in an exercise to help…

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Alabama's Emergency Management Agency plans to conduct an exercise to practice how the state would respond if a Category 3 hurricane were to enter the…