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Hurricane Sally was an Atlantic tropical cyclone. The storm threatened the United States Gulf Coast States of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Sally first developed near the Bahamas, moved over Florida, then became a tropical storm.

Tropical storm and hurricane notices were put up from Louisiana to northwest Florida as Sally came toward the region. Several million people prepared for the hurricane. Others left the area.

The storm later hit Alabama and northwestern Florida while a Category 2 hurricane.

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  • 19L 2020-09-11 1835Z

    Tropical Depression Nineteen shortly before formation on September 11.

  • USCG Atlantic Area preparing for Hurricane Sally 02

    U.S. Coast Guard preparing to launch a rescue boat for possible rescue operations.

  • USCG Navarre Sally Rescue

    People after being rescued by a Coast Guard response team near Navarre, Florida.

  • 200916-H-AT513-007

    Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents survey damage caused by Hurricane Sally near Mobile, Ala., Sept. 16, 2020.

  • Ex-Sally MHX radar loop 2020-09-17

    The remnants of Sally affecting the Carolinas

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