Hurricane Sally
Category 2 Atlantic hurricane in 2020
Hurricane Sally was an Atlantic tropical cyclone. The storm threatened the United States Gulf Coast States of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.[1] Sally first developed near the Bahamas, moved over Florida, then became a tropical storm.
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Hurricane Sally as a Category 1 hurricane before landfall in Alabama on September 16 | |
| Formed | September 11, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | September 18, 2020 |
| (Remnant low after September 17) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 105 mph (165 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 965 mbar (hPa); 28.5 inHg |
| Fatalities | 8 total |
| Damage | ≥ $7.3 billion (2020 USD) |
| Areas affected | The Bahamas, Cuba, U.S. Gulf Coast, Southeastern United States, Norway |
| Part of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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.[2]
The storm later hit Alabama and northwestern Florida while a Category 2 hurricane.
References
change- ↑ "Hurricane Sally, Now a Category 2 Storm, Threatens the Gulf Coast". The CBS News. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Hurricane Sally Packing 100 MPH Winds". WDSU News. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
