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4/15/20 1 PM- Calhoun County now has 62 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html The Alabama Department of Public Health does not release any specific information about the confirmed COVID-19 cases (address, city, place of employment, etc).

4/13/20 12:30 PM- Calhoun County now has 61 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html The Alabama Department of Public Health does not release any specific information about the confirmed COVID-19 cases (address, city, place of employment, etc).

Calhoun County’s new emergency alert mass notification system, Calhoun Alerts, was fully deployed during the severe weather event, yesterday, Easter Sunday, April 12. This full utilization of the notification system is the result of the multi-county partnership accepted by the County Commission in December 2019 with Everbridge Safeware. The old notification system, Nixle, only allowed text message alerts. The new system incorporates additional features such as text, email, phone call, and social media messaging. Residents and businesses who have a published landline phone in the white pages automatically receive an emergency phone call for the most severe threats including; tornado warnings, tornado watches, severe thunderstorm warnings, severe thunderstorm watches, and flash flood warnings. Individuals can choose to sign up and select different preferences to receive other alerts through cell phone, text messaging, and email. To subscribe, users can go to: www.calhounema.org and click on the link at the top of the home page that states, “Click Here To Sign Up for Emergency Alerts”. Many other notifications can be sent through the system, such as hazardous materials incidents, active shooter threats, road closures, and other important messages the community needs to be alerted too. An example of useful features available through Calhoun Alerts is the current CALCOVID updates where over five-thousand individuals have subscribed since March 26. “This is a great tool to help the citizens of Calhoun County to receive important and timely emergency alerts to protect themselves from the many hazards we may face,” said Michael Barton, Director of Emergency Management.

Multiple Wave of Severe Storms Threats Strong tornadoes, Damaging winds up to 70 mph and golf ball size hail Timing: Sunday, April 12th afternoon and evening 1 PM-1 AM There is a potential for multiple waves of storms on Sunday. There could be a storm in the morning but the main severe weather threat window for multiple waves of storms is from 1 PM-1 AM. These storms will be fast moving and have the potential to develop rapidly. Currently, Calhoun County is in the Moderate Risk Area with a threat for strong tornadoes, damaging winds up to 70 mph, and golf ball size hail. Please continue to watch for updates as the forecast will continue to be updated. For more information got NWS Birmingham website https://www.weather.gov/bmx/ We encourage everyone to have multiple methods of receiving weather alerts. You can text CalhounEMA to phone number 888-777 to sign up for FREE text alerts for Calhoun County. *Note on Tornado Saferooms* Calhoun County tornado saferooms will open anytime the County is placed under a tornado watch. If a tornado warning is issued for your area, the tornado poses a greater immediate threat to your life safety than Covid-19. We do recommend that you take precautions to protect yourselves and to minimize close contact with others: 1. Wear your own face covering/mask and gloves inside the saferoom 2. Stay in your vehicle during the tornado watch, and move inside the saferoom during a tornado warning. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A MAP OF CALHOUN COUNTY TORNADO SAFEROOMS SEVERE WEATHER GRAPHICS:

4/11/20 5 PM- Calhoun County now has 57 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html The Alabama Department of Public Health does not release any specific information about the confirmed COVID-19 cases (address, city, place of employment, etc).

4/11/20 12 PM- Calhoun County now has 56 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html The Alabama Department of Public Health does not release any specific information about the confirmed COVID-19 cases (address, city, place of employment, etc).

Calhoun County Tornado saferooms will open anytime the County is placed under a Tornado Watch. If a tornado warning is issued for your area, the tornado poses a greater immediate threat to your life safety than Covid-19. We do recommend that you take precautions to protect yourselves and to minimize close contact with others: 1. Wear your own face covering/mask and gloves inside the saferoom 2. Stay in your vehicle during the Tornado Watch, and move inside the Saferoom during a Tornado warning. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A MAP OF CALHOUN COUNTY TORNADO SAFEROOMS

4/9/20 6 PM- Calhoun County now has 54 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html The Alabama Department of Public Health does not release any specific information about the confirmed COVID-19 cases (address, city, place of employment, etc).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met today with members of the Calhoun County Infectious Disease Task Force to evaluate potential alternate medical care facilities. These facilities could be used to treat non-COVID-19 patients in the event that the local hospital system exceeds capacity from a surge of patients who test positive with the coronavirus. The Corps of Engineers and the Calhoun County Task Force reviewed building plans and then toured several potential sites throughout the County. At the end of the site evaluations, the Corps of Engineers will submit an assessment to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), who will then submit the information to the State of Alabama. The Corps’ assessment will determine the viability of each site. For those sites that meet US Army Corps of Engineer standards, further information will be provided on the feasibility of what physical and staffing measures would need to be implemented for each facility to become an alternate medical care site. The Calhoun County Infectious Disease Task Force will use the recommendations from the Corps of Engineers as a tool to help determine if a facility maybe utilized for an alternate medical care site.

4/9/20 2 PM- Calhoun County now has 53 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html The Alabama Department of Public Health does not release any specific information about the confirmed COVID-19 cases (address, city, place of employment, etc).

4/8/20 5:30 PM- Calhoun County now has 52 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html The Alabama Department of Public Health does not release any specific information about the confirmed COVID-19 cases (address, city, place of employment, etc).

4/8/20 3 PM- Calhoun County now has 50 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Do YOUR part to protect yourself and others from COVID-19: 1. Practice social distancing- stay 6 ft away of other people 2. Wash hands often with soap for at least 20 seconds 3. Cover your coughs and sneezes 4. Do NOT touch your face, eyes, nose, or mouth. 5. Clean and disinfect frequently used surfaces For more information on COVID-19 in Alabama visit: https://alabamapublichealth.gov/infectiousdiseases/2019-coronavirus.html