From The Tribune staff reports
MONTGOMERY — Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has issued a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Zeta approaches the Gulf Coast.
“Ahead of Tropical Storm Zeta’s anticipated landfall Wednesday evening as a Category 1 hurricane, I am issuing a state of emergency effective today at 4:00 p.m.,” said Ivey in a statement. “While this storm is not expected to have an impact as large as storms we’ve seen move through the Gulf earlier this year, we want to be in the best place possible to respond to anticipated rain, storm surge and mass power outage. I encourage everyone to remain weather aware and tuned in to their trusted news source as this storm could shift direction or change intensity. We continue to track the path of this storm and will stay in touch with the people of Alabama with any updates.”
Zeta is the 27th named storm of this Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected to make landfall Wednesday evening, possibly as a Category 1 hurricane.