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Published: Tue, 10 Nov 2009
Description: Ida makes landfall in Alabama
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" Tropical storm -- making landfall along the Gulf Coast hitting parts of Alabama but expected to be moving east. Phil Keating is live in Fort Walton Beach -- what's it like there."
" Well we've got the -- to ourselves because it is not a beach day but primarily the rain has stopped here along the panhandle -- now moved. North northeast. Into the deep south and that's where the rain event of the day is going to be happening three to five inches of rain. Our forecast. The storm actually made landfall around 548. Down. Central time just south of Mobile, Alabama on dauphin island that in that area right now there are sporadic reports of power outages but again. Minor reports of damage a few downed trees. Really this turned out to be much more -- day very very strong thunderstorm less of -- storm -- hurricane according to residents very few people actually did evacuate. At the forecaster ride the cooler waters again we are the very last month of hurricane season waters are cold out there in the ocean. The storm surge was projected to be three to five feet. And the storm surge did have -- but really only sporadic reports of flash flooding so far here along the coastline but again up north of here in the south. That's -- the big issues today."
" All right Phil Keating live in the Florida Panhandle thanks. And if you are in I it is path please send us any pictures or videos that you take you can send to you report that's with a letter you at foxnews.com. And you may end up seeing them on there remember to tell us your name and your hometown and of course stay safe while it is rare storm -- via -- here."
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