American Red Cross Launches Ready Rating™ Program to Prepare Businesses and Schools for Emergencies

With winds up to 80 miles per hour, the recent band of tornadoes on Friday, April 15 left a trail of destruction across the state of Alabama, after it pummeled Oklahoma, Arkansas and Mississippi.   After tornadoes touched down in at least 6 different counties, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley has declared a state of emergency.  At least seven people in Alabama have died.  As local communities emerge to assess the damage, the Red Cross was on the scene minutes after the disaster to provide relief and assistance.