This morning’s rain storms caused multiple power outages, according to Huntsville Utilities. more

A damaged power pole on Nick Davis Road left 7,400 households without power this morning in the west end of Madison County. more

Gov. Bob Riley has lifted the evacuation order for low-lying and flood-prone areas of southern Mobile and Baldwin counties. more

The Madison/Marshall County chapter of the American Red Cross has shelters standing by for Hurricane Gustav evacuees who stop in North Alabama. more

Several hundred Hurricane Gustav evacuees from Louisiana are now in Red Cross shelters set up at North Alabama community colleges, and several hundred more are on the way, said Mary Moreillon, executive director of the Madison/Marshall County Red Cross. more