diff --git a/_includes/alert.html b/_includes/alert.html
index 45efc634a..a69597252 100644
--- a/_includes/alert.html
+++ b/_includes/alert.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% if include.layout == "home" %}
 <div class="md:flex items-center mb-4 px-6 py-4 border border-primary border-l-8 rounded-sm home-alert">
 {% else %}
-<div class="md:flex items-center mb-4 px-6 py-4 border border-primary border-l-8 rounded-sm bg-primary-100">
+<div class="md:flex items-center my-6 mx-4 px-6 py-4 border border-primary border-l-8 rounded-lg bg-secondary-50">
 {% endif %}
     <div class="mb-4 md:mb-0 md:mr-4">
         {% if include.title-url %}
diff --git a/_layouts/homepage.html b/_layouts/homepage.html
index 897176905..9947bc029 100644
--- a/_layouts/homepage.html
+++ b/_layouts/homepage.html
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 layout: default
 ---
 
-<!-- {% include alert.html
-    title="VIS 2021 is going virtual!"
+{% include alert.html
+    title="Important Hurricane Information from General Chairs"
     description=""
     title-url="https://virtual.ieeevis.org"
-    button-text="Join us on our virtual site"
-    button-url="https://virtual.ieeevis.org" %} -->
+    button-text="Read the message"
+    button-url="/info/hurricane_updates" %}
 
 
 {% include main-banner.html