Tag: summer storms

Utility crew working on downed power lines after a storm

Storm Knocks Out Power to 16,000 in Citronelle, Saraland Area

James Bullard, August 15, 2015

Weekend storms cut power to 16,000 Alabama Power customers around Citronelle and Saraland, with crews working through the night to restore it.

Baldwin County

Lightning striking during a summer thunderstorm

Lightning Deaths in South Alabama Prompt Renewed Safety Warnings

James Bullard, July 9, 2015

After lightning strikes claimed lives across southern Alabama this year, forecasters are urging residents to take storm safety seriously this summer.

Baldwin County

A Coast Guard vessel conducting a search on open water

Coast Guard Searches Gulf Waters Off Fort Morgan for Missing Jet-Skier

James Bullard, June 28, 2015

The Coast Guard launched a search near Fort Morgan after a jet-skier was reported struck by lightning and dragged behind the watercraft into open Gulf waters.