Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees announced today that workers who became unemployed as a direct result of recent severe storms, tornados, straight-line winds, and flooding in Cullman, DeKalb, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marshall, Tuscaloosa and Walker counties may qualify for unemployment assistance.
People who live in or worked in these counties and become unemployed due to the severe storms, flooding, tornadoes, and straight-line winds during the period of April 15, 2011, and continuing may be eligible for the assistance under the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) program, which was triggered when President Obama designated the area as a disaster area on April 28, 2011.

Due to power outages caused by Wednesday's severe weather across the area, all Regions Bank branch locations in North Alabama, including Huntsville, the Shoals, Marshall County and Morgan County, are closed.

Customers are encouraged to visit www.regions.com for updates on branch openings and closures and to bank online. Customers may also call the Regions Bank customer service center at 1-800-REGIONS for information on branch closures, account balances and for other assistance.