Named Storm Sally – Update September 17, 2020 @ 5:30 AM EDT.
‘Sally’ made landfall as a Category 2 Hurricane in the Gulf Shores, Alabama, area on September 16… exactly 16 years after Hurricane Ivan devastated the same area. As of September 17, there are nearly 500,000 persons in Alabama and Florida without power, and this may be a fairly long term situation due to the number of trees down over power lines. As the remnant of this storm moves slowly northeast, it has been dropping tremendous amounts of rain with flash flood watches and warnings along it’s path. The storminess is projected to move into the Carolinas by the weekend causing some additional flooding along the way.
There have been deaths associated with this storm and the widespread flooding will take some time to recede. Cleanup is just starting and will take weeks, if not months.
This is our final unofficial update on Named Storm Sally.
Please visit the National Hurricane Center website for official news and advisories.
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“These are not official advisories. These updates and advisories are based upon information from our own computer models, NOAA, Local Weather Data Centers, deep water Buoy Data, and other publicly available sources. FOR THE SAFETY OF YOUR PROPERTY AND PERSON, please refer to your Local, State, and Federal Authority updates for Official Advisories and Orders. For up to the minute advisories and official updates, it is essential that you monitor your local Emergency Government, NOAA and Local Media Broadcasts. Please do not make personal safety decisions based upon information presented here.”
Tropical Storm Research Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama
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