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Tropical Storm — Clay, AL

Sep 11, 2017

Hurricane Irma made landfall on the west coast of the Florida peninsula on September 10th. The hurricane tracked northward across Florida and weakened into a tropical storm on September 11th as it moved into southwest Georgia Tropical Storm Warnings were in effect for east central Alabama as Tropical Storm Irma approached east Alabama. Steady rains overspread the region by early morning, with breezy and gusty winds arriving south to north through the day. The highest impacts occurred east of In

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 723295). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Clay, AL

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