9 a.m. Update: Strong Winds Continue Across Coastal Alabama/NW Florida

At 8:51, winds gusted to 68 mph at the Mobile Airport.

At 8:50, winds gusted to 82 mph at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

Majo damage is reported on Dauphin Island.

Hurricane Sally Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL192020
900 AM CDT Wed Sep 16 2020

…CENTER OF SALLY MOVING SLOWLY NEAR THE ALABAMA/FLORIDA BORDER…
…CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING ONGOING ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF COAST…

A wind gust of 77 mph (125 km/h) was recently observed at the
Pensacola Naval Air Station, in Pensacola, Florida.

A wind gust of 57 mph (93 km/h) was recently reported at the
Mobile Downtown Airport, in Mobile, Alabama.

A National Ocean Service water level station in Pensacola, Florida,
recently reported ABOUT 5.5 feet of inundation above ground level.

SUMMARY OF 900 AM CDT…1400 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…30.5N 87.5W
ABOUT 20 MI…30 KM W OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 4 MPH…7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…972 MB…28.70 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan/Brown

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