Hurricane Sally (2020)
| Landfall | Sept. 16, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Where | Gulf Shores, Alabama |
| Strength at landfall | Category 2, about 105 mph sustained winds |
Sally crawled ashore at walking speed, so its rain and wind went on for hours over the Alabama coast and the western Florida Panhandle.
What happened
- More than 20 inches of rain fell around Orange Beach and Pensacola.
- A loose barge struck and closed the Pensacola Bay Bridge for months.
- Downtown Pensacola streets and many homes flooded.
Lessons for the next storm
Storm surge and flooding rain, not just wind, cause most of the damage and deaths in storms like Sally. Know your evacuation zone before the season, and leave when officials tell you to. See our hurricane prep guide and what the categories really mean.
Live trackers for towns in its path
- Gulf Shores, AL hurricane tracker
- Orange Beach, AL hurricane tracker
- Dauphin Island, AL hurricane tracker
- Pensacola, FL hurricane tracker
- Mobile, AL hurricane tracker
- Milton, FL hurricane tracker
- Navarre, FL hurricane tracker
- Pascagoula, MS hurricane tracker
- Fort Walton Beach, FL hurricane tracker
- Destin, FL hurricane tracker
- Biloxi, MS hurricane tracker
- Niceville, FL hurricane tracker
- Crestview, FL hurricane tracker
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