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Ivey rescinds evacuation order as hurricane power outages fall

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Ivey Confirms Fatalities

Governor Kay Ivey confirmed two Alabamians died as Hurricane Isaias struck the state.
A tree fell on a Birmingham home, killing one person and injuring another.
About 103,000 Alabama customers lacked power Saturday evening, down from over 325,000 earlier.
Ivey announced all major roadways have reopened while some closures remain.
Ivey rescinded the supplemental emergency order requiring non-residents to evacuate parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties.

Summary

Trump Skips Game

Oil and gas producers halted roughly 63% of Gulf offshore output, cutting about 1.3 million barrels daily.
Destin-Fort Walton Beach and Pensacola International airports closed, canceling all flights on Friday.
The U.S. Energy Department authorized an emergency release of up to 4 million gallons of crude from the strategic reserve.
President Donald Trump canceled his planned attendance at the Georgia-Alabama football game to avoid disrupting emergency response.

History

Historical Context

In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, flooding New Orleans, killing over 1,800 people and crippling regional infrastructure. The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinated evacuations for 1.5 million residents while the U.S. Department of Energy released 5 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to steady fuel markets. Today's Hurricane Isaias and Gulf offshore shutdowns echo Katrina’s pattern, with Alabama power outages affecting 103,000 customers and producers curtailing roughly 63 % of output. The precedent of large-scale emergency releases and infrastructure repairs suggests federal agencies will again mobilize resources, potentially averting broader economic disruption along the Gulf.

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Ivey Confirms Fatalities

Governor Kay Ivey confirmed two Alabamians died as Hurricane Isaias struck the state.
A tree fell on a Birmingham home, killing one person and injuring another.
About 103,000 Alabama customers lacked power Saturday evening, down from over 325,000 earlier.
Ivey announced all major roadways have reopened while some closures remain.
Ivey rescinded the supplemental emergency order requiring non-residents to evacuate parts of Mobile and Baldwin counties.

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