Hurricane drill helps southwest Alabama officials prepare for worst - al.com

Hurricane drill helps southwest Alabama officials prepare for worst - al.com: "ROBERTSDALE — As hypothetical Hurricane Alex crossed the Gulf of Mexico, increasing to Category 5 intensity, officials representing state, county and municipal governments readied shelters, evacuation schedules, communication networks and supplies.

The rehearsal conducted Wednesday by the Alabama Emergency Management Agency assumed that the make-believe hurricane would slam ashore in Mobile County with sustained winds of 160 mph.

More than 100 officials from nine southwest Alabama counties met for the planning exercise at the Baldwin County Coliseum."