Hurricane Sally, which has been weakened by tropical storms, is hitting the Gulf Coast at slow speeds and with heavy rainfall – flooding the Florida Penhandle and parts of southern Alabama with “catastrophic and deadly hazards.” National Hurricane Center.
The hurricane’s sight passed over land near Gulf Shores, Alabama, early Wednesday, with a Category 2 hurricane with 105 miles of continuous winds. As of Wednesday afternoon, the eye was about 30 miles north-northeast of Pensacola, Florida, with winds of 70 miles.
The hurricane is now dissipating in the north-northeast at a speed of mph, maintaining an incredibly slow speed, meaning it will rain about three feet of rain in some areas and the storm could blow as high as seven feet. Rainfall is already being measured in feet – not inches – and tornadoes are likely in Florida, Alabama and Georgia.
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