Alert 1 Weather, Inc, was formed under one basic principal. That is to provide help to those in need when they have been affected by Severe Weather, Natural, and Man-Made Disasters. From that one principal, our goals have expanded to not only providing this Humanitarian and Disaster Relief, but to also providing life-saving Advance Severe Weather Planning and Training, Educational and Research Studies and Data to further the science and understanding of Severe Weather, Advance Severe Weather   Warnings and Predictions.  Our mission is to provide help and aid to anyone, anywhere, in their hour of need. MISSION STATEMENT    Alert 1 Weather, Inc, will strive  to provide  Humanitarian and Disaster Aid to those who have been affected by Severe Weather Events, Natural and Man-Made Disasters. Alert 1 Weather, Inc., its Board Members, Staff, and Volunteers will provide our services without regard to Race, Creed, Origin, Religion, or Political Affiliations. Alert 1 Weather, Inc., will seek to provide a better understanding and knowledge to everyone, through Field Storm Research and Educational opportunities provided to students, schools, and Advance Severe Weather Planning and Training provided to the public. Our needs are large and many to meet the continuous needs that these people require just to survive one day to the next as they seek a way to carry-on and start over with their lives.   You can be assured that your donation will go directly to help those in need.   Will you please make a tax deductible donation so that we can continue to help those in need? Please follow the Donations link above or below. Your generosity now will allow us to immediately help those when they need it most.   Thank you,   Dennis Sherrod Chairman - Executive Director Alert 1 Weather, Inc.

CORPORATE OFFICERS AND SENIOR BOARD MEMBERS Our organization is headed by our Chairman and Executive Director, Dennis Sherrod. He brings over 30 years of experience, work, documenting and study in Severe Weather and Disasters.  Dennis' involvement and  fascination with severe weather dates back to the mid 1970's when several deadly tornadoes struck areas of Birmingham, Alabama and across the Southeast over the period of just a few years. It was during a Search and Rescue Operation on April 4, 1977 in an area known as Smithfield (section of Birmingham) that Dennis had the lifelong desire to know more about severe weather firmly instilled in him. He found and rescued an approximately one month old child from among the rubble where a tornado had just hit minutes before. This young infant had a splinter of wood embedded in one eye and Dennis took the child to the arriving fire and medical personnnel and continued his efforts to help others injured in the area. The utter destruction and loss of life was tremendous in just this one area where over 20 were killed and over 150 injured. Over the course of the next 30 + years, Dennis has continually been involved in all phases of severe weather and its aftermaths. He was in law enforcement in various areas of Florida and was there through 4 hurricanes and several tornadoes, including Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. Today, Dennis devotes all his time to documenting all forms of severe weather events, performing research and studies, and providing Humanitarian Disaster Relief to those in need. In addition to helping those in need, he hopes that some of his work may  provide the necessary advance warnings to help save lives and through his research, he may help provide answers to better understand the science of severe weather. Contact Dennis: dennis@alert1weather.org Our Vice-Chairman and Associate Director is Steve Miller from Amarillo, Texas. Alert 1 Weather, Inc. is extremely fortunate to have Steve join our organization. He brings many years of great experience and knowledge in all aspects of weather. Like Dennis, Steve has had a great respect and interest in weather since childhood when his first experience was a tornado near his house at about the age of 12. This was his first "official" chase as he jumped on his bicycle trying to keep it in site.   Steve was born and raised in Texas and has experienced many a tornado. Every year, he dedicates as much time as he can to documenting severe storms and tornadoes. His video has been seen on many stations and networks across the U.S. He also contributes much of video and photographs to the NWS for training and scientific use.  This year gave him his first opportunities to experience, first-hand, the wrath and devastation of two hurricanes, Gustav and Ike. (I think we got him hooked on these too now) In his spare time, Steve like to play his drums and play his keyboard, making his own soundtracks for his storm videos. Contact Steve: stevem@alert1weather.org

Below you will find links to view a copy of our State of Alabama Certificate of Non-Profit Incorporation, Articles of Incorporation, Corporate Bylaws and our Conflict of Interest Policy. As Alert 1 Weather, Inc. is a Non-Profit 501 (c) (3) Charitable Organization as defined by the I.R.S., much of our records are considered to be public information. We choose to make these records readily available to any who wish to view them. Our Certified Records are maintained in our office and arrangements to view these may be made by contacting our office to set up an appropriate time.   This is a copy of the Certified State of Alabama Certificate of Non-Profit Incorporation of Alert 1 Weather, Inc. Certificate of Non-Profit Incorporation   These are the papers of the  Articles of our Incorporation of Alert 1 Weather, Inc. as filed with the Probate Court and the Alabama Secretary of State Office. Articles of Incorporation   These are copies of the Corporate Bylaws governing the purpose, goals, actions and procedures of Alert 1 Weather, Inc. Corporate Bylaws   This is the copy of Alert 1 Weather, Inc. Conflict of Interest Policy that every Board Member, Officer, and Volunteer must sign. This is to insure that there are no conflicts or actions that may interfere or appear inappropriate with our goals and purposes. Conflict of Interest Policy

Alert 1 Weather, Inc. was formed as a true  Not-for-Profit 501(c) (3) Charitable Organization as recognized and authorized by the IRS and incorporated in the State of Alabama.   Our mission is to provide a professional source for:   Humanitarian & Disaster Relief Severe Weather Information In-Field Storm Documentation Live Video Feeds on Active Storms Research and Education Severe Weather Public Awareness and Safety Training all with the goal of helping to save lives and property through each of our activities.   We provide our services to: Individuals Corporations Schools Media Outlets Civic Organizations Churches  and Various other Groups across the U.S. Our Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance is provided Nationwide on an As-Needed Basis, as available, and approved by a majority vote of our Board of Directors.

Our staff working individually, and in conjunction with various Media Stations, Meteorologists, Meteorology Students, and other Professionals in the field of Severe Weather Research and Coverage, are able to provide a wide array of Severe Weather Public Awareness Training and Education, In-Field Studies, Professional Research, and Documentation of all Severe Weather Events. We actively cover, research, and document: Tornadoes Hurricanes Severe Storms Flooding Blizzards Drought Wildfires Earthquakes And the related phenomena associated with each type event Various members of our staff have provided our Live Severe Weather Event Coverage that has been seen on most all major networks and local stations including  ABC, CBS,  FOX,  NBC, CNN, and The Weather Channel. Whether you are seeking Research into Hail and Storm Analysis, Pre, Post Event or Live Storm Documentation, Storm Damage Verification, or Public Awareness and Safety Training, Alert 1 Weather, Inc. will be able to professionally provide the services you require. We invite you to please follow the link below to the IRS Website to verify our Non-Profit Status:  http://www.irs.gov/app/pub-78/ WHILE OUR APPLICATION IS PENDING FINAL APPROVAL, WE ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE and RECEIVE FUNDS AS A NOT-for-PROFIT 501 (C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.  Each of our links will give you an outline and detailed information on our available services,  background,  organizational and funding information. We will also have a photo gallery of some of our work. Please feel free to contact us at anytime should you have any questions or needs.

Dennis Sherrod - Chairman / Executive Director                                                                                                Email: Dennis@Alert1Weather.org

Alert 1 Weather, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                205-853-8683 - Main

P.O. Box 9473                                                                                                                                                                          205-335-1894 - Cell

                                         Birmingham, AL. 35220