Hurricane Isaias made landfall in Western Florida around 8:30 p.m. CT Friday, and its impact is being felt along South Alabama with heavy storms, flooding rain and power outages. More than 162,000 customers were without power at that time as the strength of Isaias moved into the state.

GADSDEN, Ala.—Cruising upstream on the Coosa River through downtown Gadsden, it would be easy to miss the old coal ash pond sitting on the north bank of the river. It’s mostly hidden by trees and bushes, except for a narrow opening with an aging chain ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Hand and Mike Kemp, Sr. have been elected to the Alabama Power Board of Directors. Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Southern Company (NYSE:SO), provides reliable electricity to 1.5 million ...

Alabama Power crews have restored electricity to approximately 90% of customers affected by Hurricane Isaias as of Sunday morning, according to a company update issued at 8 a.m. More than 390,000 customers experienced outages after the hurricane moved through Alabama,

More than 330,000 customers remain without power in Florida and Alabama after Isaias left widespread damage.

Thousands are still without power in central Alabama after severe storms, but one Mountain Brook resident says a generator helped ease the anxiety.

Southern Company said it is offering a year of complimentary Equifax credit monitoring along with customer notifications.