Kelly Allen

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  During the recent floods, no cattle deaths were reported, said Kelly Allen, assistant director of the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency.
  
  He said there was a report of some calves struck in the middle of flooded pasture in Arkadelphia down Highway 91.
  
  "They swam across the bay of water and are now safe," Allen said. "The vet was an their way out there and by the time he made it the calves had swam to safety."
  
  Parrish said he had only heard of one instance were some cows may have been stuck in a flooded pasture.

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  Published on: 5/10/2008    Last Visited: 5/10/2008  

  Kelly Allen, deputy director of the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency said tonight's weather would not be nearly as intense as the storm that blasted Cullman Thursday.
  
  "It's just mostly going to be pop up stuff (storms)," Allen said.
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  "He (Allen) told us he'd call us if he sees something," West said.

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  Cullman Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Assistant Director Kelly Allen said the flooding situation was extremely serious across the county.
  
  "We've received various, flooded road reports from all over the county," he said.
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  As of press time, Allen said the EMA had received no reports of damage from the rain and storms.

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  Published on: 5/21/2008    Last Visited: 5/21/2008  

  "There were a few reports of damage," Cullman County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Kelly Allen said."(Alabama) Highway 69 at Fairview was blocked by trees and traffic was being diverted around.The county road department on the east side was removing trees on the detour route."
  
  Allen said there were only two reports of trees fallen on houses, one on County Road 1718 and another on County Road 1742.However, Allen said there were reports of trees on power lines around Fairview and Holly Pond.
  
  The Cullman County Electric Co-Op was unsure how many homes were without power at press time.
  
  Before the storms hit, Allen said he and technicians repaired several weather sirens which had been out around the county, including sirens in Welti, Jones Chapel, and two sirens in Logan.
  
  Allen said crews did not have time to inspect and repair sirens in Arkadelphia and Colony before the storms hit Tuesday, but he expects for those sirens to be fixed by the end of this week or the beginning of next.

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  Published on: 5/15/2008    Last Visited: 5/15/2008  

  "With the daytime heating Thursday, there could be a spin-off of thunderstorms and a tornado outbreak Thursdays afternoon," Cullman County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Kelly Allen said."If we see a lot of rain, it could cool down enough to keep down the storms, but then we could see some flooding."
  
  Allen said the EMA will meet with school authorities Thursday at 9 a.m. to be briefed on the weather situation by the NWS.Regardless of the forecast, Allen said residents should take the last three major storms in the area as warnings to be prepared.
  
  "Please, be prepared," he said.
  
  Residents should listen for weather sirens, turn on weather radios, and pay attention to local media for updated alerts.Also, residents should be ready to seek appropriate shelter before a tornado warning is called.
  
  "Whenever there is a tornado watch in the county, the courthouse basement is open for people to take shelter," Allen said."The back entrance is open and in the past, security will open the other entrances to help people get in."
  
  If making it to a safe place - such as in a central room in a home away from windows - is not an option, Allen said to seek shelter in a ditch or culvert.
  
  "People, don't get under a parking deck," he said."It's safer to be in a ditch than under an overpass or a bridge."
  
  Residents of Welti, Jones Chapel, Arkadelphia and Colony should be especially aware Thursday as emergency sirens in those communities are not functioning.The EMA notified residents last month that technicians would be repairing the sirens.Allen said crews will repair the sirens in Welti, Jones Chapel and Arkadelphia early next week, as well as inspect the siren in Colony which he said did not sound during Saturday's warning.
  
  Even if the area is not placed under a tornado watch or warning, danger could still be present from heavy rainfall.The NWS stated there is potential for Cullman County to experience some flash flooding.
  
  "We could definitely see some flash flooding, especially out in the county or in the city roads," Allen said."Floods kill more people than any other natural disaster, so if there is flash flooding, people need to be careful."
  
  Allen said a key motto to remember in the event of flooding is "don't drown, turn around," and urged residents not to drive during periods of heavy rain.

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  Kelly Allen, deputy director of the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency said emergency personnel are on full alert to deal with the weekend storm.
  
  "We'll probably be out working all that night," Allen said.

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  Published on: 5/3/2008    Last Visited: 5/3/2008  

  "We're looking at a hail and wind event, that's what we're gearing toward," said Kelly Allen, deputy director of the Cullman County Emergency Management Agency.
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  Allen said all residents should take safety precautions and pay close attention to radio and television weather broadcasts, particularly those living in the Welti, Jones Chapel and Arkadelphia communities.He said the weather warning sirens in those areas are not operational due to malfunctioning speakers.
  
  "The new parts have been ordered," Allen said.
  
  Allen said he did not know if Saturday's weather would be as intense as the storm that slammed into downtown Cullman on April 4.The storm's violent winds knocked over trees, power lines damaged several homes and caused a large gasoline spill on Highway 31 North.
  
  "That's always the unknown," Allen said of the chance of storm damage.

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  Published on: 4/14/2008    Last Visited: 4/14/2008  

  "We did not have any significant damage reported," Cullman County Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Kelly Allen said."It wasn't like last Friday, so our operations weren't quite like they were last week because we didn't have to set up an incident command."
  
  Instead, Allen said he and city and county officials monitored the weather situation from the EMA office, where Allen maintained radio contact with storm spotters in locations throughout the county.
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  Allen said the National Weather Service issued two separate tornado warnings for the county - one for the southern section including Hanceville and Good Hope and one for the northern part including the towns of Vinemont and Jones Chapel.
  
  "Some people called to complain about hearing sirens go off when they didn't even see rain," Allen said."But from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., Cullman County was under two separate tornado warnings."
  
  Allen said it was imperative to activate all the alarms in the county in order to give everyone adequate time to seek shelter in the event the storms shift slightly off their paths and cross unexpected areas.
  
  The second wave of storms, though more unstable, still did not produce any damage comparable to what Cullman experienced last week.
  
  "There was a report of a roof blown off in Vinemont and some trees down on power lines," Allen said."There was some debris strewn across County Road 222."
  
  At one point, 1,100 county residents were without power.By 7 p.m., only 400 residents were still without electricity and Allen said power was to be restored to those residents within the next few hours.
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  "They let us out for the remainder of the night and that should be it, other than a cold front coming in," Allen said.
  
  Though Friday's storm system did not require the amount of emergency response last week's storm did, Allen said authorities responded well to the potential weather threat and resolved some of the problems teams discussed following the last storm.
  
  "Today, we didn't have the incident, but we saw improvements from our hot wash last week," he said.

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  Published on: 4/11/2008    Last Visited: 4/11/2008  

  Cullman Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Kelly Allen said it is difficult to anticipate how much impact the system will have in Cullman or what areas will be most susceptible.
  
  "Everyone should be prepared and have your family plan and preparedness plan together," he said."Don't wait until the sirens sound before you activate your preparedness plan."
  
  Allen said all emergency personnel will be on standby throughout this evening and tomorrow in the event they will be activated to duty.

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  Published on: 4/9/2008    Last Visited: 4/9/2008  

  Cullman Emergency Management Agency Assistant Director Kelly Allen said crews had virtually no notice before the storm hit.
  
  "We were under a severe thunderstorm watch from the National Weather Service, but not under a tornado watch," Allen said."The warning came one minute before the storm hit the office."
  
  The warning stated the storm was three miles west of Cullman, heading east at 40 miles an hour.
  
  "The public had very little or no warning at all," Allen said.

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