Debris removal
Debris removal begins on Wednesday
Areas subject to water restrictions (limit use, boil before drinking or using to cook): east of Kicker Road, West of Hurricane Creek between Veterans Memorial Parkway and Jack Warner Parkway.
Missing Persons
The City’s website for reporting missing people or call 205-248-4616
Volunteers
City number volunteers may call: 205-248-5045
Lost Pets
Contact for lost and found pets: U.S. Humane Society: 205-397-8534
Indian Hills Animal Clinic can house up to 40 pets of people whose homes were destroyed
This Facebook page has been set up to match lost pets with owners. This WordPress blog does the same thing.
Garbage drop off sites
Between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. at —
Paul W. Byrant High School
Westlawn Middle School
Verner Elementary School
Arcadia Elementary School
Skyland Elementary School
Recover damage losses
Register storm damage with FEMA: 1-800-621-3362
Questions about state government assistance: 1-866-465-2241
Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance:
Claims can be filed at the Alabama Department of Industrial Relation’s website or call 1-866-234-5382. The deadline to file a DUA claim is May 30.
Insurance claim centers
ALFA: All Tuscaloosa County offices, except the McFarland Boulevard office, are open and accepting claims. Call 800-964-2532 or go online to www.alfainsurance.com.
Allstate: Mobile claims center has been set up at the Kmart parking lot, 635 Skyland Blvd., 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 800-54-STORM or go online to www.Allstate.com.
State Farm: Claim center is set up at Lowe’s, 4900 Oscar Baxter Drive, Tuscaloosa. Call 800-732-5246 to make an appointment.
Farmers’: Customers with damage should call Farmers’ 24-hour-claims hotline at 800-435-7764.
Lost Medicaid numbers: Call the Alabama Medicaid Recipient Call Center at 1-800-362-1504 and give your Social Security number
Donations
You can donate by sending a check to the University Church of Christ –
University Church of Christ
1200 Julia Tutwiler Drive
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Or you can donate supplies by sending them to the same address.
Mark checks “Disaster relief.” There will be no administrative costs associated with these donations. 100% will go to tornado relief.
If you want to earmark the donation for Central Church of Christ, so indicate on the check.
Names of Identified Dead
Businesses without power or Internet may call call Stacey Gann with the Chamber of Commerce at 205-758-7588 for use of an emergency business center with free phone and internet service, computer usage and basic office essentials.
Businesses in need of warehouse or storage space may call the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority at 205-349-1414.
Communications Centers
Verizon Wireless has set up areas providing free telephone service and phone charging service:
The parking lot of the Verizon retail store in Tuscaloosa (2340 McFarland Blvd. E).
The Pleasant Grove Athletics Complex (959 Fourth Street, Pleasant Grove)
Hill’s Foodland Grocery near the most damaged section of Pleasant Grove (851 Park Road).
These are open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Shout out to Lowe’s
I just have to mention that Lowe’s stayed open late Wednesday night after the tornado, which struck between 5:00 and 5:30 PM Wednesday (less than a mile away from the store!), and already had extra recovery supplies on hand, and extra shipments being trucked in the next day.
They were running on generator power, and the next day they had extra personnel on hand to quickly provide generators, tarps, chainsaws, and other recovery supplies.
Yes, I’m sure they made a huge profit. But they didn’t price gouge — and anyone with the foresight to be that prepared deserves to make a profit. People needed those supplies. You just have to appreciate and admire that level of response.
