By Jim Stefkovich, Meteorologist, Alabama Emergency Management Agency CLANTON – Saturday 700 am, October 3, 2026 A Flood Watch is in effect for Mobile and Baldwin Counties from late this morning through Sunday evening. A tropical wave moving across the Gulf through Sunday will funnel very high amounts of moisture...

Emergency managers, planners and responders met this week at the University of North Alabama in Florence for the Preparedness for Alabama Resilience Summit. The aim of this stakeholder-led, conversation-driven summit is to enhance disaster preparedness and stakeholder partnerships in Alabama. Objectives include increased awareness of disaster mitigation, response, and recovery...

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Purpose of Proposed Legislation The Act seeks to:

• Strengthen safety...

Two divsions of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency met this week to discuss various aspects of emergency management, mitigation and response. Division G met in Pell City at UAB-St. Vincent's. Laura Patterson from AEMA Field Operations briefed the group on the implementation of the Sarah Marsh Heaven's 27 Camp Safety...

September is National Preparedness Month in America - and preparedness was the theme at the "Redstone Ready" Preparedness Roundup in Huntsville. Many emergency managers, first responders and other officials were at the Arsenal to discuss the importance of being prepared before disasters. Being in Huntsville, of course technology was a...

A new episode of the Alabama EMA's Ready for Anything podcast is now live! Here's a preview.   This month's topic is cyberterrorism - as America looks back at the 25 years since 9/11, we also look ahead to the future and the possibility of a cyber-attack on American...

The Alabama Emergency Management Agency joined Governor Kay Ivey for a ceremony designating September as National Preparedness Month in Alabama. Created in 2004 in response to the 9/11 attacks, the month encourages all of us to develop a disaster plan. Don't have one yet? That's OK, go here and use...

Governor Ivey Announces Activation of Statewide Notification System

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced the activation of a statewide notification system to more quickly alert the public in the event of floods and other disasters. The action follows the governor’s January 13, 2026, state of the state address,...

Keeping people safe - that was the common message in multiple presentations given by Alabama EMA at the Association of County Commissions of Alabama's annual meeting in Orange Beach. The ACCA meeting brings together county officials and decision-makers for multiple days of learning opportunities. The Alabama EMA sent a group...

The way the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributes money to help with disasters is changing fast - and the Alabama EMA is already doing the work to be sure Alabama gets its fair share of this important federal funding. That was the message that Alabama EMA Director Jeff Smitherman...

The Alabama Emergency Management Agency is finalizing Episode 1 of its new podcast - "Ready for Anything." This podcast will focus on disaster scenarios specific to Alabama - some that have happened, some that could happen and a few that you may not have considered. Here's a preview of Episode...