With only 607 miles of coastline (the 21st longest in the US), Alabama is ranked 6th as the state with highest number of hurricanes with 24 or 8.08% of all US hurricanes since 1851, when they began counting the storms. In 1977, Hurricane Frederick, which made landfall east of Mobile, was the strongest storm to ever make landfall in Alabama with wind speeds up to 130 mph.
Alabama has seven coastal counties, each one with a dedicated Emergency Management agency (listed below). Being centrally located on the Gulf Coast, these professionals have a lot of storm experience and expertise that will help you and your pets stay safe if a storm heads your way.
Find your County below and click on Local Emergency Info to go to their website or click on Shelter Info (if applicable) to find information and/or locations for Emergency Shelters for your pet.
Description: The Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency hosts a wide variety of Emergency Preparedness tools and resources including a Disaster Supply Checklist, Emergency Planning for Children, Disaster Plan for Pets and Livestock, a Hurricane Tracking Chart, Evacuation Information, and Flood Management as well as Shelter Information and much more.
Local Emergency Info Shelter InfoDescription: The Clark County Emergency Management site offers information on Hurricanes including the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane scale, information on Tornadoes, Disaster Planning as well as providing important Emergency Management links.
Local Emergency InfoDescription: The Conecuh County Emergency Management section on the Conecuh County website offers useful links to the National Weather Service, NOAA, FEMA, and the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.
Local Emergency InfoDescription: According the Escambia County Management Agency's website, their goal is protecting citizens from both natural and man-made disasters through "the objectives of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery."
Local Emergency InfoDescription: The Mobile County Emergency Management Agency website provides a host of information and tools to help citizens get prepared and remain in contact during an emergency situation. This includes an app, Mobile EMA, AL, as well as plans for Family and Business Disaster, Flood Insurance information, Evacuation Routes, cutting edge research about Tornado Damage, discussions of Hazardous Materials, Port Security, Wildfire Response and much more.
Local Emergency Info Shelter InfoDescription: The Monroe County Emergency Management Agency Facebook page keeps its citizens updated about severe weather and flood advisories.
Local Emergency InfoDescription: According to the Washington County Emergency Management Agency's website, their workforce "is composed of highly trained and educated professionals who are the credible EM source for preparing Alabamians for all hazards and threats. We create innovative solutions to solve complex problems and will seek opportunities to pioneer change in EM to build resilient communities."
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