DOTHAN, Ala. (WDNews) — Alabama Power says its storm team is preparing to respond as forecasters monitor a tropical disturbance in the Gulf that could bring heavy rain and strong winds to parts of Alabama this weekend.
According to Alabama Power, crews are on standby and will be sent to areas impacted by the weather once conditions are safe.
The preparations come as the Gulf system continues to develop and forecasters watch its potential track and impacts along the northern Gulf Coast and across the Southeast.
Alabama Power is encouraging customers to stay weather aware and follow updates from local emergency management officials and weather forecasters as conditions develop.
The company also reminded customers to stay away from downed power lines and take shelter inside a sturdy building during severe weather. People should stay away from windows, doors, electrical appliances, metal objects and water during storms.
Customers can sign up for outage alerts by texting “Enroll” to APCOUT (272688) using a cellphone registered to their Alabama Power account.
Once enrolled, customers can text “Out” to report an outage or “Status” to check restoration progress.
Outages can also be reported through the Alabama Power mobile app, at AlabamaPower.com or by calling 800-888-2726.
Customers can view outages by county, ZIP code, city or municipality at OutageMap.AlabamaPower.com.
Additional severe weather preparation and safety information is available at AlabamaPower.com/Storm.
Alabama Power said its crews will continue monitoring the Gulf system and are ready to respond if the developing weather causes outages across the state.
