Trent Johnson confirmed one person is dead in Orange Beach. The outages exist primarily in the following areas:Īlabama Power crews are responding to outages as it is safe to do so.
In central Alabama, about 17,000 power outages exist, with Montgomery suffering the largest amount. 8:05 p.m.: Barges wash up in downtown PensacolaĦ:57 p.m.: Nearly 9,000 without power in MontgomeryĪbout 165,000 Alabama Power customers are without service throughout the state. His brother attempted to rescue him, was pulled under, and their father was too.Īll escaped injury. Three men were saved from drowning in a drainage pipe Wednesday afternoon, acoording to a Facebook post made by the Andalusia Fire Department.Īccording to the post, a teenage boy was paddleboarding in a drainage pipe along Walker Avenue when he was pulled into the underground drainage ditch. 9 p.m.: Two sons and dad saved from drainage pipe in Andalusia The Tallapoosa River is expected to reach over 32 feet, with flood stage at 25. The Catoma Creek is expected to reach over 25 feet, with flood stage at 20 feet. Moderate flooding is expected in the Catoma Creek near Montgomery, as well as the Tallapoosa River near the Tallapoosa Water Plant, according to the Birmingham National Weather Service. 9:33 p.m.: Catoma Creek and Tallapoosa River expected to flood Montgomery saw the second highest rate at 43 mph, followed by Troy at 40. The highest reported wind gusts, according to the Birmingham National Weather Service, was nearly twice that in Union Springs at 51 mph. Much of central Alabama experienced wind gusts of about 26 mph as Tropical Storm Sally moved north through the state. At the very least, please maintain a safe distance of at least six feet from our crews and field representatives to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.ĩ:55 p.m.: Union Springs experiences highest wind gusts in central Alabama
To report an issue, call Alabama Power at 1-80 or contact local law enforcement. DO NOT attempt to remove tree limbs or anything else caught in power lines.Avoid areas with fallen trees or limbs where downed lines may be hidden.Do not drive over lines or under low-hanging lines. Stay away, and keep children and pets away, from downed lines.Wednesday, with about 24,000 outages in central Alabama.Īlabama Power crews have responded to power outages throughout the day, however, heavy rains and gusty winds have created unsafe conditions and slowed restoration efforts. 10 p.m.: Montgomery power outages increase to nearly 14,000Ībout 160,000 Alabama Power customers were without service statewide by 9 p.m. Turning more east as it made its way, the storm was predicted to bring life-threatening storm surge to the coastal region and extensive flooding throughout south and central Alabama.Īlabama's USA Today Network and its partners gathered information across the Gulf Coast and combined the following updates as Hurricane Sally made its way across the state. Hurricane Sally made landfall as a category 2 hurricane in Gulf Shores on Wednesday morning, the first to do so in Alabama since Ivan in 2004.
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