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Hurricane Sally threatens Gulf Coast with historic floods

By Associated Press

Sept. 15, 2020

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A man carries empty fuel containers, Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Gulf Shores, Ala. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and the potential for up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain that could bring severe flooding.
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LUKAS FLIPPO/THE SUN HERALD VIA AP

An empty vehicle sits in floodwaters in a driveway in Pascagoula, Miss., Tuesday, Sept. 15. The low-lying neighborhood was overtaken by flooding from rains associated with Hurricane Sally.
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LUKAS FLIPPO/THE SUN HERALD VIA AP

Storm surge from Hurricane Sally overtakes the outside parking lot and the first floor of the Palace casino parking garage in Biloxi, Miss., on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The slow moving hurricane is driving a developing tidal surge and rains to a number of communities along the gulf coast.
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LUKAS FLIPPO/THE SUN HERALD VIA AP

Storm surge from Hurricane Sally overtakes the outside parking lot and the first floor of the Palace casino parking garage in Biloxi, Miss., on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The slow moving hurricane is driving a developing tidal surge and rains to a number of communities along the gulf coast.
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CHRIS GRANGER/THE ADVOCATE VIA AP

Heading out to lunch, Lucas Lindholm, 27, had to go for an Olympic-style leap from the front steps of his friend's house in Salt Bayou near Slidell on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally missed Louisiana, but its effect, such as high water, could be felt along the region. Kyle Wheeler, 26, right, decided just to walk through the water as they leave.
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Hanging out in flood waters, Cameron Fogg, right, sits by his crab traps as he drinks a beer with Austin Claiborne, 18, left, and Cameron Gomez, center, in Salt Bayou near Slidell, La., on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally missed Louisiana, but its effect, such as high water, could be felt along the region. Fogg has lived in this house for 30 years and he said he's getting tired of the recurrence of rising water.
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CHRIS GRANGER/THE TIMES-PICAYUNE/THE NEW ORLEANS ADVOCATE

A boat is anchored to a small shrub near this mailbox in a front yard just south of Slidell, La., Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally missed Louisiana, but high water still affected the area.
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Casey Guidry tosses one of several crab traps that had been pushed around from the rising water near his home along Salt Bayou near Slidell, La., Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally missed Louisiana, but high water still affected the area.
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Casey Guidry, 22, far right, moves crab traps that had been pushed around from the rising water near his home along Salt Bayou near Slidell on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally missed Louisiana, but its effect, such as high water, could be felt along the region.
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Waters from the Gulf of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, in Waveland, Miss. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and the potential for up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain that could bring severe flooding.
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The parking lot adjacent to the Jones Park Lighthouse in Gulfport, Miss., floods from the waters from the Gulf of Mexico cresting before Hurricane Sally reaches land on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally is still moving slowly toward the Gulf Coast, and is expected to bring between 10 to 20 inches of rainfall.
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People play in a flooded parking lot at Navarre Beach, Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Pensacola Beach, Fla. Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land.
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People play in a flooded parking lot at Navarre Beach, Tuesday, Sept. 15, in Pensacola Beach, Fla. Hurricane Sally is crawling toward the northern Gulf Coast at just 2 mph, a pace that's enabling the storm to gather huge amounts of water to eventually dump on land.
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LUKAS FLIPPO/THE SUN HERALD VIA AP

A father and son walk through the Hurricane Sally tidal surge in Ocean Springs, Miss., to fish on the beach, Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally slowly approaches the Gulf Coast Tuesday evening, and is expected to bring between 10 to 20 inches of rainfall.
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LUKAS FLIPPO/THE SUN HERALD VIA AP

City of Biloxi work crews take advantage of the slow moving Hurricane Sally's winds to clean off sand from U.S. Highway 90 in Biloxi, Miss., on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Hurricane Sally is still moving slowly towards the Gulf Coast, and is expected to bring between 10 to 20 inches of rainfall.
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Waters from the Gulf of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, in Waveland, Miss. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and the potential for up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain that could bring severe flooding.

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