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Tropical Storm — Okaloosa Coastal, FL

Sep 15, 2020

Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, AL at 5am on Wednesday, September 16th as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Sally produced widespread wind, storm surge, and freshwater flooding across coastal AL and the western Florida Panhandle. Flood and wind damage also extended well inland into inland southwest Alabama and south central Alabama. Sally was an extremely slow moving hurricane, which prolonged and exacerbated the local impacts. The storm was mov

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 921143). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Okaloosa Coastal, FL

This event is one of many recorded floods in Okaloosa Coastal County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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