Alabama is adding a new tool in its plan to prepare for tropical weather: a hurricane-proof welcome center near the coast. The welcome center is less than 5 miles from the Gulf Coast. Robert Bentley and others are cutting the ribbon Friday on a new state welcome center at Grand Bay on Interstate 10 at the Mississippi line. But this isn't an ordinary welcome center. Officials say the welcome center will be included in the state's disaster plan as a staging area for emergency response workers and vehicles during a hurricane.

Source: ABC News July 01, 2016 05:03 UTC