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Hurricane Sally; Gulf of Mexico · NOAAORR-10171

issued: 2020-09-14 00:00Z
status: cancelled 2020-09-28 00:00Z
self-cancels: 2020-09-28 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: Gulf of Mexico
position: 28.800, -87.400
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Hurricane Sally; Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico.
1. Around 4 AM on September 14, 2020, Hurricane Sally made landfall in the vicinity of Gulf Shores/Orange Beach, Alabama as a strong Category 2 storm (sustained winds ~100 MPH). The center of the storm tracked slightly farther east than initially forecast. Very heavy rain on the east side of the storm continued as it tracked northeast. Coastal areas impacted by significant storm surge spanned from Gulf Shores, Alabama east to the Florida panhandle. Seas in excess of 20 feet were observed offshore Pensacola, Florida. USCG Sector Mobile set up incident command for hurricane response operations under their Continuity of Operations Procedure (COOP) at the NOAA Disaster Response Center in Mobile, Alabama. NOAA disaster response support included deployment of the NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator and Scientific Support Team, as well as the National Geodetic Survey Remote Sensing Division [...]
2. THREAT: OTHER. TAGS: HURRICANE.
3. POSITION 28.800N 087.400W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10171: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10171

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