Bay Minette
More than 100 homes were damaged. As of Monday, nearly all of the city’s electric customers were restored, except where there was extensive damage.
Daphne
Officials estimate damage at $3.3 million, including the cost of removing nearly 200,000 cubic yards of debris.
Power failures contributed to sewage spills as electrical pumps shut down. City crews are working during the storm moving generators and portable pumps to fix the problems.
Four police patrol vehicles were damaged. Two cars struck trees while on patrol. Another collided with a utility truck. A police Tahoe lost its light bar when it ran under a low-hanging wire.
Fairhope
City Council President Jack Burrell said Sunday that damage to city facilities is expected to be several million dollars.
Burrell said utility crews from Cullman, Albertville and Huntsville in Alabama as well as Gainesville, Fla. and Orlando, Fla. have been working in Fairhope to restore power.
As of Sunday, Sept. 20, about 75 percent of Fairhope electrical customers had power restored, about 5,000 out of 6,700 users, according to a city statement. The Fruit and Nut District was one of the hardest hit and power may take longer to restore.
City garbage service and debris removal began Monday, Sept. 21.
Foley
Debris pickup began on Monday, Sept. 21. Due to the large volume of debris, crews estimate cleanup may take approximately four weeks or more. Public Works Superintendent Darrell Russell says after the first pass is complete, a second pass through the city will be made. This allows citizens with large amounts of debris the opportunity to split the piles and allows those who have not returned home after the hurricane time to clean yard debris.
From Sept. 19 - 21, Foley’s sanitation crew picked up 233.65 tons of garbage. The city’s recycling vendor received significant damage, and recycling has been suspended until further notice.
Loxley
Loxley Mayor Richard Teal estimated that about 80 percent of Loxley as a whole was damaged during the storm. “It’s like a war zone with the number of trees that were damaged in town,” he said. “We had 104 trees down just in the park.”
Magnolia Springs
Power is still out in much of the town due to the debris.
Gulf Shores stepped in to provide much-needed resources to the town, and the Magnolia Springs Volunteer Fire Department set up a distribution site at the fire station, organizing supply handouts for the community. A Facebook page has been created for the town, with details of supply giveaways being updated.
Robertsdale
Damage to city facilities is estimated at $5.2 million.
Power was restored to about 90 percent of the city’s customers by Wednesday.
Silverhill
The pavilion at Oscar Johnson Park was destroyed and 20 – 30 trees fell in the park. There was also minor damage to city hall and to the Oscar Johnson Memorial Library.
Spanish Fort
As of Monday, power crews were still working to restore electrical service in some areas, such as Pineda Island on the Causeway, officials said, while other crews were clearing still blocked roads.
The Causeway also remained open throughout the hurricane and did not flood as the highway has in some other storms.
Fire Chief Roger Few said his department handled about 25 calls during and just after the hurricane. One oak tree fell on a house in Lee Circle and the occupants had to be rescued, but no one was injured.
Firefighters also responded to a call that a tractor-trailer truck overturned on the Interstate 10 around 8 a.m. Wednesday, during the storm.
Orange Beach/ Gulf Shores
As of Wednesday, over 80% residents in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach have power restored.
The Orange Beach Water Authority reported that water had been restored to all customers, including Ono Island. In Gulf Shores 99% of customers had water restored as of Wednesday.
In Gulf Shores, Mediacom is working to restore service to customers and in Orange Beach there are still some breaches in the Island Fiber and communications.
Officials estimate 1,700 to 1,800 Orange Beach homes were affected by high water.
One death in Orange Beach was attributed to the storm.
The commercial and residential marine industry in Orange Beach suffered a huge blow. All of the marinas and private docks were destroyed, and 572 vessels have been displaced.
Gulf Shores officials estimate $27 million in structure damage, over $5.9 million in sand loss and over $5.9 million in debris removal expenses.
Gulf Shores officials estimate they have 300,000 cubic yards of debris to clear.
Points of Distribution (PODs) have been set up in both cities to supply residents with needed commodities such as water, bleach, cleaning supplies, food and ice. The PODs will operate until they are no longer needed.
POD Orange Beach – Island Church, 25550 Canal Road
POD Gulf Shores – Gulf Shore Sportsplex on County Road 6 and Gulf Shores United Methodist Church, 1900 Gulf Shores Parkway
Hot meal distribution:
Orange Beach Sportsplex – 4385 William Silvers Parkway
Gulf Shores – Gulf Shores Sportsplex, County Road 6, and Gulf Shores United Methodist Church, 1900 Gulf Shores Parkway.
