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You can help hurricane victims this weekend... before a storm even forms. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/preparing-for-the-storm/175735/ Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:37:09 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/strong-winds-cause-1-million-in-damage-at-destin-airport/156790/Jul-02-2009_7-07-pm/
Okaloosa County EMA tells News 5 that 10 planes were damaged, including three that were flipped over. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/strong-winds-cause-1-million-in-damage-at-destin-airport/156790/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:58:18 +0000 30.39590224160844 -86.4719295501709 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/new-mobile-county-ema-director-selected/150783/Jun-30-2009_6-23-pm/
Ronnie Adair takes over for Walt Dickerson who officially retires Wednesday after 13 years with the agency. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/new-mobile-county-ema-director-selected/150783/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:23:54 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/gulfport-opening-heat-shelter-top-help-people-keep-cool/130812/Jun-24-2009_4-48-pm/
The Charles Walker Senior Center will open Thursday for senior citizens and families who don't have access to air conditioning or who just need to get out of the soaring heat. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/gulfport-opening-heat-shelter-top-help-people-keep-cool/130812/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:48:16 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire-officials-keeping-vigil-in-bayou-la-batre/128862/Jun-23-2009_11-21-pm/
A controlled burn gets out of hand, forcing evacuations. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fire-officials-keeping-vigil-in-bayou-la-batre/128862/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:07:31 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/soggy-day-at-the-beach/128606/Jun-23-2009_9-24-pm/
A Gulf Coast beach gets some stormy weather, giving beachgoers a break from the heat. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/soggy-day-at-the-beach/128606/ Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:17:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tips-to-avoid-heat-related-injuries/126770/Jun-23-2009_9-03-am/
The National Weather Service is predicting the Heat Index in Mobile County to be around 110 degrees today. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tips-to-avoid-heat-related-injuries/126770/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:57:18 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/got-a-big-power-bill/124855/Jun-22-2009_8-52-pm/
Your thermostat could be the culprit. Tips on how to beat the heat without the costs. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/got-a-big-power-bill/124855/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:27:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/dangerous-heat-for-you-and-your-pet/123566/Jun-22-2009_3-52-pm/
If you think it's hot, imagine wearing a fur coat in this heat! ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/dangerous-heat-for-you-and-your-pet/123566/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/too-hot-to-handle/123913/Jun-22-2009_4-58-pm/
Beating the heat isn't easy, especially for elderly and disabled residents. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/too-hot-to-handle/123913/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:06:35 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/61-year-old-woman-dies-of-heat-stroke-in-hotel-room/123321/Jun-22-2009_12-02-pm/
Doctors say Gayle Moeur's body temperature was 108 degrees. The hotel had air conditioning, but it wasn't turned on when she was found. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/61-year-old-woman-dies-of-heat-stroke-in-hotel-room/123321/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:02:45 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/heat-wave-keeping-the-elderly-disabled-safe/123236/Jun-22-2009_11-41-am/
The triple digit heat we're seeing on the Gulf Coast can be extremely dangerous for both the elderly and the disabled. That's why the City Of Prichard is encouraging people to sign up for Operation Roll Call. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/heat-wave-keeping-the-elderly-disabled-safe/123236/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:41:43 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/riley-state-wont-shelter-as-many-storm-evacuees/94668/Jun-09-2009_10-37-am/
Alabama may not opens its doors as wide this year for hurricane evacuees from Louisiana and other states. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/riley-state-wont-shelter-as-many-storm-evacuees/94668/ Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:35:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fema_may_use_foreclosed_homes_as_shelters/76237/Jun-03-2009_10-36-am/
Agency Explores Placing Storm Victims In Bank-Owned Houses If Other Options Are Full.. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/fema_may_use_foreclosed_homes_as_shelters/76237/ Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:33:30 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/south_alabama_receives_grant_for_hurricane_research/74007/Jun-02-2009_1-00-pm/
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded $525,539 to USA's Center for Hurricane Intensity and Landfall Research to improve hurricane landfall prediction and local severe weather forecasts. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/south_alabama_receives_grant_for_hurricane_research/74007/ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:12 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/Jun-01-2009_5-22-pm/
With out a protective barrier the island could be dealt another massive blow this hurricane season. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_on_its_own/73751/ Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:15:06 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bbb_urges_preparation_for_hurricane_season/73612/May-27-2009_12-44-pm/
The month of June marks the beginning of hurricane season. In living on the Gulf Coast, your family should be prepared in the case a hurricane should strike. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/bbb_urges_preparation_for_hurricane_season/73612/ Wed, 27 May 2009 18:39:07 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/time_to_toss_that_tv/73504/May-23-2009_4-10-pm/
Battery Powered TV's of the past will be obsolete after June 12th. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/time_to_toss_that_tv/73504/ Fri, 22 May 2009 21:44:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_fastball/66296/May-23-2009_7-48-am/
See what a major league fastball moving at category 1 hurricane speed does to glass and window coverings ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_fastball/66296/ Thu, 21 May 2009 00:26:24 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/ft._pickens_road_opening_up_for_business/70028/May-20-2009_5-24-pm/
Fort Pickens Road has been closed since Hurricane Ivan, but that changes on Friday. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/ft._pickens_road_opening_up_for_business/70028/ Wed, 20 May 2009 22:29:09 +0000 30.323100460201647 -87.19505310058594 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/al_dot_state_troopers_get_redy_for_hurricane_season/66660/May-19-2009_7-21-pm/
They will practice reversing southbound traffic on I-65 Wednesday. If a hurricane approaches, all lanes of I-65 will be northbound only from Mobile to Montgomery. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/al_dot_state_troopers_get_redy_for_hurricane_season/66660/ Wed, 20 May 2009 01:21:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/coast_guard_to_reopen_new_gulfport_station/64940/May-19-2009_9-13-am/
The U.S. Coast Guard will officials reopen its Gulfport station on Friday. The new station replaces one damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/coast_guard_to_reopen_new_gulfport_station/64940/ Tue, 19 May 2009 15:13:34 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/waterspout_on_mobile_bay_caught_on_camera/61866/May-18-2009_11-17-am/
Click here to watch video of the waterspout shot Sunday afternoon off the coast of Mullet Point. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/waterspout_on_mobile_bay_caught_on_camera/61866/ Mon, 18 May 2009 17:12:31 +0000 30.40782086723945 -87.90573120117187 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mobile_county_ema_director_retiring/54974/May-15-2009_10-28-am/
Walt Dickerson's last day will be July 1. He's been EMA Director since May 2005 after spending seven years as the agency's director of plans and operations. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/mobile_county_ema_director_retiring/54974/ Fri, 15 May 2009 16:20:38 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_evacuation_survey_starting_next_week/53202/May-14-2009_5-37-pm/
Don't hang up. It's not necessarily a telemarketer on the other end of the line. Starting Monday, emergency agencies from Mobile & Baldwin Co. will be calling to ask about your evacuation plan and whether you need help to evacuate. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_evacuation_survey_starting_next_week/53202/ Thu, 14 May 2009 23:32:14 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/rain_delay_for_alabama_farmers/52931/May-14-2009_4-27-pm/
Many farmers are late planting this year because late spring rains are making the ground too wet. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/rain_delay_for_alabama_farmers/52931/ Thu, 14 May 2009 22:25:04 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/car_dealership_damaged_by_twister/51484/May-14-2009_7-54-am/
The tornado that hit Kirksville, Missouri turned Jim Robertson's auto dealership into a junk yard. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/car_dealership_damaged_by_twister/51484/ Thu, 14 May 2009 13:54:45 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tornadoes_caught_on_tape/51470/May-14-2009_7-44-am/
GREAT VIDEO Stringers get a little too close to the action when tornadoes tear through Kirksville, MO. “Oh my God its right next to me! Oh Sweet Jesus, its right next to me!” ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tornadoes_caught_on_tape/51470/ Thu, 14 May 2009 13:35:46 +0000 40.18726672309203 -92.603759765625 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._riley_signs_gulf_state_park_hotel_bill/46637/May-12-2009_6-33-pm/
The old park hotel that was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in 2004. The bill allows the state to lease beachfront property for 70 years to a private company for development of the hotel. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._riley_signs_gulf_state_park_hotel_bill/46637/ Wed, 13 May 2009 00:33:28 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._crist_names_new_head_of_florida_ema/45275/May-12-2009_1-34-pm/
Ruben Almaguer replaces Craig Fugate who is awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate to take over the top position at FEMA. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/gov._crist_names_new_head_of_florida_ema/45275/ Tue, 12 May 2009 16:26:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tornado_sirens_but_no_tornadoes/43007/May-11-2009_4-58-pm/
Tornado sirens sounded in south Mobile County, but the National Weather Service says there was never a tornado in the area. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/tornado_sirens_but_no_tornadoes/43007/ Mon, 11 May 2009 22:58:25 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/one_killed_in_montgomery_floods/31108/May-07-2009_3-06-pm/
- One death has been reported in Alabama as a torrential downpour in Montgomery swept a car into a flooded ditch, killing the driver. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/one_killed_in_montgomery_floods/31108/ Thu, 07 May 2009 21:05:56 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_bayou_la_batre_hurricanes/30925/May-12-2009_12-41-pm/
Remember the 1906 Hurricane? What about the 1916 Hurricane? Those two storms shaped Bayou La Batre. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hometown_tours/article/hometown_tour_bayou_la_batre_hurricanes/30925/ Thu, 07 May 2009 20:30:37 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/state_capitol_building_flooded/30465/May-07-2009_11-59-am/
The basement of the Statehouse in Motgomery flooded and forced staff to turn off the electricity as a safety precaution. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/state_capitol_building_flooded/30465/ Thu, 07 May 2009 17:50:29 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/obama_wants_quick_confimation_of_fema_nominee/27383/May-06-2009_2-38-pm/
With hurricane season fast approaching the White House is requesting a quick confirmation of Obama's nomination to head FEMA, Craig Fugate. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/obama_wants_quick_confimation_of_fema_nominee/27383/ Wed, 06 May 2009 20:18:59 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/May-06-2009_11-49-am/
Protecting Dauphin Island when hurricanes hit, there's a new plan buzzing around town. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/dauphin_island_levee_controversy/26307/ Wed, 06 May 2009 04:02:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/alabama_eligible_for_federal_aid/25798/May-02-2009_1-22-pm/
FEMA says three Alabama counties are eligible for federal assistance after severe March storms. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/alabama_eligible_for_federal_aid/25798/ Sat, 02 May 2009 19:10:27 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/retired_hurricane_names2/25785/May-01-2009_2-29-pm/
The World Meteorological Organization voted to retire Gustav, Ike, Paloma and Alma because the storms caused such heavy damage. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/retired_hurricane_names2/25785/ Fri, 01 May 2009 20:29:22 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_contraflow_routes_changed/25743/Apr-30-2009_12-32-pm/
Alabama and Louisiana coastal residents fleeing future hurricanes will have to travel farther north along Mississippi highways before exiting. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/hurricane/article/hurricane_contraflow_routes_changed/25743/ Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:26:36 +0000 31.582045175714057 -90.47515869140625 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/gone_with_the_wind/25653/Apr-28-2009_7-22-am/
Gust of wind sweeps away six-pound Chihuahua. Family credits psychic with finding Tinker Bell a mile from where dog was last seen. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/gone_with_the_wind/25653/ Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:19:14 +0000 42.6814258531182 -83.12393188476562 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/earthquake_rattles_central_alabama/25479/Apr-21-2009_7-42-am/
Officials say the 3.8 magnitude quake was centered near Centreville in Bibb County ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/earthquake_rattles_central_alabama/25479/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:05:28 +0000 32.930318199070534 -87.16552734375 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/nws_14_tornadoes_struck_alabama/25477/Apr-21-2009_5-52-am/
The strongest twister brought 122 mph winds and traveled a path more than six-and-a-half miles long and 300 yards wide. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/nws_14_tornadoes_struck_alabama/25477/ Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:49:21 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/two_dead_in_alabama_storms/25451/Apr-20-2009_8-29-am/
Authorities say two people in northern Alabama have been killed in separate accidents caused by heavy storms. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/two_dead_in_alabama_storms/25451/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:51:43 +0000 30.600093873550072 -88.04443359375 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/possible_tornado_in_alabama/25444/Apr-19-2009_9-47-pm/
Limbs, power lines knocked down in Alabaster Sunday ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/possible_tornado_in_alabama/25444/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:13:01 +0000 33.22260546814777 -86.82357788085937 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/semmes_couple_films_flooding_problem/25443/Apr-20-2009_7-01-am/
Some homeowners along Agee Street say the county needs to do something. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/semmes_couple_films_flooding_problem/25443/ Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:09:42 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/5_children_feared_dead_in_texas_storms/25434/Apr-19-2009_6-01-am/
Five Houston children were feared dead after the car they were riding in was swept away by high water. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/5_children_feared_dead_in_texas_storms/25434/ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:59:54 +0000 30.600093873550072 -88.04443359375 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/three_people_drown_at_florida_panhandle_beaches/25289/Apr-13-2009_12-19-pm/
Authorities say two swimmers and a kayaker drowned off Panhandle beaches over the Easter weekend. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/three_people_drown_at_florida_panhandle_beaches/25289/ Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:19:17 +0000 30.20923467351001 -85.84854125976562 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/deaths_caused_by_southern_storms/25248/Apr-10-2009_3-53-pm/
Officials with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency say a reported tornado has killed two people and injured 30 in the central part of the state. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/deaths_caused_by_southern_storms/25248/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:51:53 +0000 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/governor_declares_20_counties_disaster_areas/25242/May-12-2009_12-11-pm/
Governor Bob Riley on Friday asked President Obama to declare a major disaster area for 20 counties in Alabama that received damage from wind, rain and flooding recently. FULL TEXT OF RELEASE ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/governor_declares_20_counties_disaster_areas/25242/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:56:50 +0000 30.675715404167743 -88.0224609375 http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/alabama_100_drought-free/25234/Apr-10-2009_1-26-pm/
The U.S. Drought Monitor report, released Thursday, marks the first time since March 2006 that the state has been completely free of abnormally dry conditions. ]]> http://www.wkrg.com/weather/article/alabama_100_drought-free/25234/ Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:24:11 +0000