Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has declared a State of Emergency based Hurricane Delta’s “potential to make landfall in or near Mobile and Baldwin counties.”
The order took effect at 11 a.m. Tuesday. It directs that the state’s Emergency Operations Plan and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency’s state Emergency Operations Center be activated, and that the Alabama National Guard prepare to be activated.
In a statement distributed along with the order, Ivey said that she had signed the order “to begin Alabama’s preparation process and position us to be able to declare a pre-landfall disaster declaration with FEMA. As residents along the Gulf Coast know all too well, these storms are unpredictable, and I strongly encourage everyone to take Hurricane Delta seriously. We are keeping a close eye on this approaching storm and we will continue providing all necessary updates.”
Hurricane Delta was still in the western Caribbean as of late Tuesday morning and had grown to Category 4 strength, though it was expected to weaken as it crosses the Gulf. Landfall on the northern Gulf Coast is expected late Friday or early Saturday. The projected possible landfall zone is centered on the middle of the Louisiana coast but ranges from eastern Texas to the tip of the Florida Panhandle.
Most projections show it proceeding to the northeast after making landfall, meaning it will bring rain and wind to large portions of Mississippi and Alabama.
For updates on the storm, visit www.AL.com/hurricane.
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Prior to the declaration, Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson told the Mobile City Council that Ivey had held a conference call with himself, other coastal mayors, and Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl earlier Tuesday morning. He said the governor had made clear that the state was readying itself to provide local support as needed.
Stimpson also told the council that while Mobile was about 50% done cleaning up debris left from Hurricane Sally, there was no way that job could be completed before Delta arrived.
In other developments related to Delta’s approch, FEMA has announced plans to shut down mobile registrations centers it had opened to assist people seeking federal aid due to damage from Sally. The centers are tentatively set to reopen Monday.
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