Hurricane Center warns of 'catastrophic flooding' as Tropical Storm Sally lumbers inland

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Source: Washington Post

After two days spent spinning less than 150 miles off the coast of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, Sally finally made its move to come ashore Wednesday morning, unleashing up to 30 inches of rain, 100 mph wind gusts and a six-foot storm surge.

Areas in coastal Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle were hardest hit. By Wednesday evening, the worst weather had departed these areas, but flooding rain had spread inland over eastern Alabama and southwest Georgia.

The National Hurricane Center warned that “historic and catastrophic flooding, including widespread moderate to major river flooding” was continuing to unfold.

As Sally made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Gulf Shores, Ala., at 5:45 a.m., fierce winds cut power to more than 500,000 customers in Alabama and Florida. Its surge inundated Pensacola in nearly six feet of water, the third-highest level on record.



Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/09/16/hurricane-sally-flooding-florida-alabama/

[Warpy]

1. Don't look now, but a new one is blowing up between Yucatan and eastern Mexico

It blew i[p as fast as Sally did and is supposed to be stationary for a couple of days. People on the Gulf Coast aren't out of danger yet.