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Article: Gulf Coast braces as Ida threatens flooding
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- November 10, 2009
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PENSACOLA, Fla. - Squalls ahead of a rare late-season tropical
storm blew in heavy rain last night and early today to parts of the
Gulf Coast, where residents hunkered down at home and in shelters
anticipating high winds and flooding.
Ida had slowed as it approached the coast. It was about 100 miles
south-southwest of Mobile and expected to make land early today
before turning east. Tropical storm warnings were out across
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, where governors
declared states of emergency.
The storm still carried the potential for high winds, flooding,
and up to 8 inches of rain in some places.
After a quiet Atlantic storm season, people took the year's first
serious ...