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Hurricane (Typhoon) — Covington, AL

Sep 25, 1998

For the second time in less than a month, the area was again threatened by a hurricane. Hurricane Georges affected the region September 25 through the 29. The coastal areas from Dauphin Island to east of Destin were put under a hurricane watch at 900 AM CST, September 25. A hurricane warning was issued for the area at 900 AM CST, September 26. The hurricane warning was changed to a tropical storm warning for the area at 300 PM CST, September 28. All tropical storm warnings for the area were

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5673200). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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