Hurricane Ida Updates + Bama Linebacker Arrested

Morning, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up this morning to get your week kicked off!

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• The latest on Hurricane Ida,
• Crimson Tide football notes.
• UA professor goes viral.

First, today's weather: Heavy rain throughout the day. High: 80 | Low: 73.

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BIG NOTE: Follow me here on this landing page for up-to-the-minute updates today and tomorrow and Hurricane Ida moves over the southeast and through west Alabama. (More)

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Patch Pick

The Alabama men's basketball team traveled to Montgomery to visit the Equal Justice Initiative, giving players and staff the chance to tour the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox has activated Level I Incident Command for the city ahead of Hurricane Ida's potential impacts during the beginning of the week. The storm made landfall Sunday morning in Louisiana as a powerful Category 4 storm with winds in excess of 150 mph. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
   
2. The Tuscaloosa County School System and Tuscaloosa City Schools will close Monday as Hurricane Ida is expected to bring impacts to west Alabama. The announcement was made to parents Sunday evening.
3. The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a linebacker for the University of Alabama football team stands charged with driving under the influence following a multi-vehicle wreck Saturday night. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. As Hurricane Ida appears poised to bring impacts to much of Alabama and the Gulf Coast, one local television station reports that numerous Louisiana residents are staying in Tuscaloosa hotels to ride out of the storm. (Marina Bach, CBS 42)
5. The student newspaper at the University of Alabama reports that the university's Student Government Association has named Sarah Bittner as its executive director of homecoming. (Kayla Solino, Crimson White)
6. University of Alabama instructor and author Brian Oliu made the rounds on social media over the weekend for a humorous response video to a parody rap song by YouTuber Coach Coop. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)

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Today in Tuscaloosa

• $5 Wine Tasting and Charcuterie @ Loosa Brews (More)
• Woman in a Dress exhibit @ Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum (More)
• Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)
• Football Kick-off Event with Javier Arenas @ Bryant Conference Center (More)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Nick Saban makes hilarious boating cameo in debut trailer for 'Eli's Places'(Jake Rill, Saturday Down South)
• Governor Ivey issues State of Emergency for parts of Alabama ahead of Hurricane Ida (Sumner Harrell, ABC 33/40)
• Hurricane Ida economic impact could be felt beyond Gulf Coast (Frank Bajak, Associated Press)
• Rebecca Minder is an Alabama Bright Light highlighting the Tuscaloosa Civil Rights History Trail (Karim Shamsi-Basha, Alabama Newscenter)
• Nick Saban Catches up with a Former Player on Football, Life, and Golf (Edwin Stanton, Bama Central)
• Alabama's projected depth chart on defense coming out of fall camp (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaInsider)
• Jay Bramblett Has Become A Weapon For Notre Dame (Mike Hutton, Irish Breakdown)
• Greg Byrne says Alabama still plans to have full capacity crowd at Bryant-Denny Stadium (Patrick Dowd, Touchdown Alabama Magazine)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority says staff shortages have prompted a change in the number of students it can accept on a daily basis for its extended day program at Rock Quarry Elementary (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater has a busy slate of events this week, with shows from Rod Wave, Chris Tomlin, and The Revivalists. (More)

Alabama volleyball (3-0) finished the weekend undefeated to open the season with a sweep of Miami Ohio (0-2), winning the Marshall Invitational. (More)

Alabama women's soccer (3-1-0) defeated Southern Miss 3-2 in overtime Sunday afternoon by way of a goal from Felicia Knox. (More)

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Have a great week!

— RP

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