Friends Helping Alabama: Help Our Alabama Friends Recover From Tornado Damage is an Extension effort to help families and youth facing the aftermath of the devastating April tornadoes. If you would like to contribute, click on the link above.

Tornado Recovery Resources

Preliminary summary for North Alabama National Weather Service Forecast Office, Huntsville

Event summary for Central Alabama National Weather Service Forecast Office, Birmingham

Alabama EMA: 43 counties are federally declared eligible for individual assistance: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Shelby, Sumter, St. Clair, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, and Winston. (See NOAA for tornado information)

Alabama Emergency Management Agency

American Red Cross Safe and Well

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Help May Be Available to Remove Debris From Your Property FEMA Release 1971-031, also available in Spanish

U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan fact sheets

USDA Disaster Assistance fact sheet (Word doc)

Agriculture Disaster Assistance

• Emergency Disposal of Dead Animals NRCS (.pdf)
• Livestock Carcass Disposal ACES (.pdf)
• USDA Farm Service Disaster Assistance Programs
• Alabama Forestry Commission Dealing with Storm Damaged Timber
• Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industry Animal Industry Contacts
• USDA Service Center Locator for Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rural Development agencies.
• Pond and waterways recovery podcast with Dr. Rusty Wright

Webinar to Assist Poultry Producers -- The state Department of Agriculture and Industries estimates that the storms killed more than 3.2 million chickens and destroyed more than 200 poultry houses. It is estimated that more than 500 additional poultry houses were damaged by the storms. Poultry is Alabama's top farm commodity in cash receipts, accounting for almost 70 percent of all commodity receipts. The archive recording is available for review.

Family Well-being

• Helping Children Cope After a Disaster ACES
• 14 Timely Tips for Stress Management ACES
• Talking with Adults Who Have Experienced Disaster ACES
• Children and Disasters EDEN Topic page provides information for educators
• Helping Children After a Disaster America Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (downloadable .pdf available)
• Children and Disaster: Part 1 Ages and Stages (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• Children and Disaster: Part 2 What Parents and Caregivers Can Say and Do (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• Triumph Over Tragedy National Rural Behavioral Health Center
• Recovery: After A Tornado National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Caring for Yourself as a Parent or Caregiver in Times of Disaster (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• Peer Listening Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
• Coping With Emotions (podcast with Dr. Ellen Abell)

Financial Resources

• Disaster Assistance Information for Homeowners and Renters
• Records and Important Papers includes a section on replacing important papers
• What To Do If You Can't Pay Your Bills
• Home Repairs and Replacement After a Storm PowerPoint presentation
• Preventing Fraud Following a Disaster (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• Dealing with Disaster: Getting Your Home Repaired (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit University of Minnesota Extension
  • Unit 9, Disaster Recovery Resources for Families in Alabama (pdf)
• Disaster Recovery Resource Fairs University of Minnesota Extension
• Frequently Asked Questions about storm shelters: in-residence, community and school. Texas Tech University Wind Science & Engineering Research Center
• How Can You Discern Quality in a Storm Shelter? (pdf) National Storm Shelter Association

Community

• Community Losses and Long-term Recovery
• NVOAD Long-Term Recovery Manual
• Moulton, AL Mayor Discusses Community Shelter

Cleanup

• Appropriate Clean-Up Attire: Safety First
• Steps to Tornado Recovery: Returning Home
• Checklist for Storm-Damaged Structures
• Clearing Debris from Land (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• After a Disaster: Recovery Safety Tips (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• Home Recovery The Disaster Handbook, national edition
• Facts about Mold and Dampness (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Mold EDEN Topic page provides information for educators and includes links to mold information in foreign languages
• Sizing and Safety Tips for Power Generators University of Missouri Extension
• Safe Operation of Backup Power Generators (Spanish and English) Extensión en Español
• Pond Recovery After Storms (podcast with Dr. Rusty Wright)

Food and Water Safety

• Food and Water Safety When the Power Goes Out
• Food Safety: It's in Your Hands!
• Food Safety: Kitchen Sanitation Podcast
• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency (pdf) USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Drinking Water and Food Environmental Protection Agency
• Disinfecting Wells After a Disaster Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Storm-Damaged Trees

• Recovery After Tornado and Storm: Damaged Forested Land Extension Forestry. Website
• Tree Asessment: Guide to Evaluating Trees (pdf)
• Chainsaw Safety Critical Part of Storm Cleanup
• Safe Operation of Chain Saws
• Homeowner's Guide to Safer Trees
• Chainsaw Safety Podcast
• Assessing Timber Damage for Landowners
• Storm Damage Safety Video Part 1
• Storm Damage Safety Video Part 2
• Storm Damage Safety Video Part 3
• First Aid for Storm-Damaged Trees
• Timber Assessment podcast with Dr. Mathew Smidt

Ready Tips

NOAA Watch

Alabama Graphical Forecasts

Alabama Severe Weather Awareness Booklet

Safety News & Notes (Florida AgSafe)

H1N1 Flu information

Flu.gov -- Know What to Do About the Flu 

Alabama Department of Public Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Quick Card

  How to Protect Yourself in the Workplace during a Pandemic

  Spanish version

World Health Organization

EDEN Topic Pages: Pandemic Influenza In addition to current status, this page includes a link to important information about fraudulent H1N1 medications and products.

eXtension

Auburn University Pandemic Flu

Tuskegee University H1N1 Swine Flu Information

ECHO Minnesota: Resources for limited English proficiency individuals

Learning Opportunities

EDEN Offers Pandemic Preparedness for Businesses

and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Faith-Based Organizations

Disaster Kits are for all seasons. What does it take to build a kit?

Disaster Relief Web Site

DisasterAsisstance.gov was launched December 31, 2008 with links to 17 U.S. Government agencies providing disaster assistance.  You can apply for assistance with a single, online application. This website is intended to speed the application process and allow you to check the progress of your application online.