Most people around here think of spring as storm season, but Alabama has a second one. Severe weather picks back up from November into December, and Central Alabama has seen plenty of fall tornadoes and strong line storms over the years. The good news is that October gives you calm weather to get ready.
A few things are worth checking now: limbs hanging over the roof, driveway, or bedrooms, trees that have started to lean or show heaving soil at the base, and any tree that has dropped a big limb in the past few years. Saturated winter soil plus strong wind is the combination that topples trees in Birmingham's red clay.
None of that is a reason to panic. It's a reason to make a plan while scheduling is easy and the forecast is quiet. An ISA Certified Arborist can tell you what needs attention now, what can wait, and what's perfectly fine. And if a storm does come through, ACE is always open for emergency response.
Where were you during the last big fall storm in Central Alabama, and did your trees come through it okay?
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