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Blog: Storm Aid - Tornado Status and Storm Recovery

Organization: BLOG
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open

Address:
, AL 00000

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Website: http://www.1031thevulcan.com/script2/print.php?page=/pages/stormaid.html&article_id=8495748&feed_id=424596







This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

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from the website:

Birmingham, AL Storm Recovery Information
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

We’re here to help Birmingham, and the surrounding communities, recover from the recent storms. Below you’ll find the latest information on how you can help our community recover, or how to seek assistance. If you have information you’d like to add, or pictures to share, please email us at the following email address:

stormaid @ gmail . com

Check Out This Video from the Tuscaloosa Tornado

To Get Help:
If you have a pressing emergency, please dial 9-1-1.

Shelter Information courtesy of http://www.myfoxal.com. (updated 4-27-2011 at 7:36 pm)

"Some storm shelter have started to open for people in need of a safe place.

Vestavia Hills Civic Center will be a Red Cross shelter starting at 5:00 p.m. It's located at 1975 Merryvale Road off Highway 31.

Gethsemane Baptist Church on Highway 160 in Hayden is opening their basement for those needing shelter.

The City of Westover Storm Shelter is OPEN. It is located at the City Hall at 3312 Westover Road, Westover, AL 35147 (on Old Highway 280 just East of Highway 55).

Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham has opened for anyone in need of shelter.

In St. Clair County, citizens can gather at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Cropwell and Springville First United Methodist Church. These two sites have been set up as Red Cross shelters.

The Calera Police Department says a shelter has opened at the National Guard armory in Calera on 8th Avenue.

Pleasant Grove has an emergency command center set up at the Piggly Wiggly in Pleasant Grove, according to Pleasant Grove PD and fire depts."

Links for the latest information:

o American Red Cross
§ http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=6cde1a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD
§ 1-800-HELP NOW

o Salvation Army
§ http://www.birminghamsalvationarmy.com
§ (205) 328-5656

o Emergency Preparedness and Response From The CDC
§ http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/after.asp

o FEMA Recovering from a Disaster Information
§ http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/recovering_from_disaster.shtm

o State of Alabama Emergency Management Agency
§ http://ema.alabama.gov/
§ 205-280-2200

o Jefferson County EMA
§ http://www.impactalabama.com/mainpage.html
§ (205) 254-2039

o Cullman County EMA
§ http://www.co.cullman.al.us/ccema/index.htm
§ 256-739-5410

o Shelby County EMA
§ http://www.shelbyal.com/ema.shtm
§ (205) 669-3999

o Walker County EMA
§ http://www.walkercounty.com/administration/ema.htm
§ (205)384-7233

o Tuscaloosa County EMA
§ http://www.ci.tuscaloosa.al.us/index.aspx?NID=55
§ (205) 349-0150

o Alabama Public Assistance
§ http://www.alabamapa.org/index.cfm?\

o Disaster Assistance
§ http://www.disasterassistance.gov/

o 2-1-1 Connects Alabama
§ http://211connectsalabama.org/

§ Dial 2-1-1

* Home Builder Association of Alabama Disaster Recovery Information
o http://www.hbaa.org/remodeling/disaster-recovery.html

To Get Information:

o Alabama Department Of Transportation Emergency Road Closures
§ http://aldotgis.dot.state.al.us/RoadClosures/

o National Weather Service Birmingham Information
§ http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hazards/?wfo=bmx

o NOAA Weather Radio Information
§ http://www.weather.gov/nwr/

o Floodsmart
§ http://www.floodsmart.gov

o Fox 6

§ http://www.myfoxal.com

To Volunteer:

o Serve Alabama
§ http://www.servealabama.gov

o American Red Cross
§ http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=6cde1a53f1c37110VgnVCM1000003481a10aRCRD

§ 1-800-HELP NOW

o Salvation Army
§ http://birminghamsalvationarmy.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=92

To Donate:
o Clear Channel Storm Aid
§ http://www.clearchannel.com/stormaid
o Red Cross
§ http://www.redcross.org/donations
o Salvation Army
§ https://secure20.salvationarmy.org/donation.jsp

Info Source/Changes:

Created At: Thu Apr 28 04:06:27 +0000 2011
Updated At: Sat May 21 19:51:13 +0000 2011
Updated By: LTel

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