Severe weather tax-free weekend coming up

With Alabama’s spring tornado season fast approaching, last week Gov. Kay Ivey encouraged families and businesses across the state to take advantage of a tax-free opportunity to prepare. Alabama’s annual Severe Weather Preparedness Tax Holiday will take place Friday through Sunday.

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 20 and ending at midnight Feb. 22, shoppers may purchase eligible severe weather supplies free of the state’s sales tax. Many local governments are also participating by waiving their local sales tax on covered items, according to a press release.