Colbert County commission approves grants for new storm shelter, weather radios Regional grant to help with safety upgrades in Colbert County By DeAndria Turner | March 5, 2021 at 9:34 PM CST - Updated March 5 at 9:34 PM COLBERT COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A regional grant will soon benefit several counties in Northwest Alabama, including Colbert County. The money will be used to buy weather radios and build a new storm shelter. “Now with tornado season coming up we have multiple sources of warnings, but there’s never too many sources for a warning,” said Keith Reaves. Keith Reaves with the Colbert County EMA said more than 450 radios will be distributed across five counties, leaving Colbert County with 91 radios.