Alabama Emergency Management Agency

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

🌪️ Tornado season in Alabama runs from November into May. While the number and severity of tornadoes varies year to year, preparation is non-negotiable. Is your safety plan ready?

Key things to consider:

1️⃣ Determine your safe place before stormy weather. Examples: windowless interior room on the lowest floor, interior stairwell, basement, designated community shelter or safer place, and similar.

2️⃣ Have multiple reliable ways to receive weather alerts, including while asleep! Examples: NOAA Weather Radio, push alerts from media and/or your county emergency management, reliable weather apps., WEA (Wireless Emergency Alerts), and friends and family.

3️⃣ Have a kit that includes essentials such as flashlights, whistle, first-aid kit, sturdy shoes, helmets, and bulky blankets.

It's Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day 2026.

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

FACT CHECK: "FEMA is handing out money in Alabama"

Damage assessments are underway, but federal assistance takes weeks if you're lucky, months if you aren't. You can help make Alabama's case for federal assistance by reporting damage to your county EMA.

10/20/2026

4 things everyone needs to know about disasters...

1. Where's FEMA?!
2. Where's the FEMA money?!
3. The state's not doing anything?!
4. Where's the help?!

Answers to all of those questions are in this super quick video! Watch and share, please and thank you.

10/20/2026

Create a support network of people who can help you in a disaster. Keep a contact list in a watertight container in your emergency kit or on your electronic devices.

10/19/2026

Local, state and FEMA teams are assessing damage today. This joint assessment determines if Alabama meets the threshold for federal assistance. *IF* we do, that empowers the Governor to request a Major Disaster Declaration from the President through FEMA.

This process and any federal assistance heading our way will take a while!

If you need help now, call 2-1-1 or text your ZIP to 898-211!

10/19/2026

Password managers let users create complex passwords for all their sign-ins, preventing threat actors from accessing their accounts.

These small best practices for password generation can be key to preventing data compromise in a breach.

10/16/2026

Comprehensive list of resources available for everyone affected by Hurricane Isaias:

If you want information on how to donate responsibly and need assistance in connecting with an organization involved in disaster response efforts, please email [email protected] or call 334-242-1549.  

10/16/2026

There is help available NOW in Alabama through 2-1-1 - the ongoing disaster assessments will help put our state in the best possible position for additional resources:

Damage assessments continue; help available now through 2-1-1 October 16, 2026 Local and state officials continue the work of assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Isaias. The spread-out nature of the damage and widespread blocked roads due to downed trees has made these assessments a painstaking...