Alabama authorities have introduced a state of emergency in connection with the hurricane "Michael"

“I declared a state of emergency due to possible large-scale power outages and destruction caused by gusting winds and heavy rains due to Hurricane Michael,” Ivy wrote in her Twitter microblog.

I have been associated with #HurricaneMichael. See the full SOE at https://t.co/ds8p3EQ6m4.

Previously, Moody's analysts estimated the damage caused by Hurricane Florence to the US East Coast at $ 38–50 billion.