Alabama is no rookie when confronting severe weather. Alabamians have faced extreme elements in all of its forms.
With the intention of insuring all Alabama residents are able to purchase the necessary protection supplies, the Alabama severe weather preparedness tax-free holiday was enacted. The statewide holiday will be Feb. 16-18.
The City of Auburn has participated in the tax-free holiday since 2014. Cities in Alabama are given the opportunity to accept and honor the holiday or decline it's enactment. A chart outlining the participating cities can be accessed here.
Latrice Kelly Mose, revenue manager for the finance department, said that it was designed to help ease the monetary burden of returning to a standard way of living after disaster strikes.
"It's better to be prepared. I've always heard, 'Luck is when preparation meets opportunity,'" Mose said. "You might think that you are lucky for having batteries when you need them, but you actually just prepared for the need."
Items commonly needed in disastrous situations valued at less than $60 will be considered tax-free throughout the entirety of the holiday. A list of products can be access here.
Generators priced at $1,000 or less can also be purchased without sales tax attached.
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