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Storm Surge/Tide — Lower St. Bernard, LA

Sep 15, 2020

Hurricane Sally initially formed as an area of disturbed weather over the Bahamas late on September 10th, 2020. Over the next few days, the system became better organized and became Tropical Depression Nineteen in the afternoon hours on September 11th. Later that night around midnight CDT on September 12th, TD Nineteen made landfall at Key Biscayne with peak winds of 35 mph and a central pressure of 1007mb (29.74 inHg). The system continued west emerging into the east-central Gulf of Mexico and

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 922167). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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