The FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) located at 40 Kowaliga Road, in the Harden Building, downtown Eclectic is closing at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 17.  The Tallapoosa County FEMA DRC in Dadeville is scheduled to close at 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 16. Anyone with property damage property damage and/or uninsured storm related expenses from the April 15 or April 27 storm events should go the FEMA DRC as soon as possible. Citizens may also call FEMA at 1-800-621-3362 to register.

The Elmore County Disaster Recovery Center is closed effective 5:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2011.  Notification of the reopening of that office will be sent when FEMA personnel are on the ground (no estimated date at this time).

            The Elmore County EMA is scheduling another volunteer work day to help with storm cleanup for Saturday, May 7, 2011.  All volunteers must be registered by reporting to the Volunteer Reception Center, 40 Kowaliga Rd., known as the Harden Building in downtown Eclectic, Saturday, May 7, 2011 beginning at 8:00 a.m.

            The Warehouse, located at 65 Kowaliga Road is still open for distribution of donated goods.

Information Source: Elmore County EMA

Elmore County – The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) / National Weather Service (NWS) placed Elmore County under a “moderate risk” for severe thunderstorms for an event on Friday that was forecasted to impact our area through at least midnight.

Emergency Management Agency (EMA) personnel activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to monitor the progression of severe weather across the state and to keep careful watch of their weather radar.

With supercell thunderstorms staying primarily to the west all day and squall line thunderstorms failing to develop ahead of the approaching cold front, it appeared once again that Elmore County was going to “dodge the bullet.”

Around 8 pm however, weather radar indicated two supercell formations approaching from a west-southwestwardly direction, and on an apparent collision course with Elmore County.