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Tropical Storm — Monroe, AL

Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the late afternoon hours of Wednesday, October 28th as a strong category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Zeta quickly raced northeast and moved across inland southeast Mississippi and inland southwest Alabama during the evening hours. Shortly after midnight, Thursday, October 29th, Zeta weakened to a tropical storm while moving across central Alabama. Since Zeta was moving at a rapid 25-30 mph across the area, it bro

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 924470). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Monroe, AL

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