Detroit area hit with rain; flood warning posted

Ryan W. Miller USA TODAY

Published 2:26 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020

Hurricane Sally dumped heavy rains and brought historic flooding to the Gulf Coast on Wednesday as it battered Alabama and Florida.

The slow-moving storm made landfall early Wednesday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, and brought a deluge to much of southeastern Alabama and Florida's Panhandle.

The storm almost entirely flooded downtown Pensacola, and Alabama's coastal towns had piers ripped apart and boats thrown around.

The storm was forecast to dump nearly 3 feet of rain in some isolated pockets.

"It’s not common that you start measuring rainfall in feet," said forecaster David Eversole in Mobile. "Sally’s moving so slowly, so it just keeps pounding and pounding and pounding the area with tropical rain and just powerful winds. It’s just a nightmare."

Live updates on Hurricane Sally: Part of Pensacola bridge collapses amid 30 inches of rain; 'catastrophic flooding' in Alabama, Florida

Here are 16 photos that show how widespread the damage from Sally's winds and flooding are.

Hurricane Sally's heavy winds and rain toppled the steeple of First Baptist Church of Warrington on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

Tony Giberson/Pensacola News Journal

Escambia Fire Rescue crews on scene making water rescues at the Forest Creek apartments

Tony Giberson, Pensacola News Journal-USA TODAY

High water is once again forcing the residents of the Forest Creek apartment out of the homes as flooding from Hurricane Sally continues.

Tony Giberson, Pensacola News Journal-USA TODAY

Flood waters move on the street, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in downtown Pensacola, Fla.

Gerald Herbert, AP

Floodwaters move on the street, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Pensacola, Fla.

Gerald Herbert, AP

Pensacola Bay Bridge appears to have sustained damage during Hurricane Sally.

Courtesy of Midway Fire Chief Jonathan Kanzigg

The roof of a house on Alcaniz Street has blown off after Hurricane Sally swept through the area on Sept. 16, 2020.

Annie Blanks/Pensacola News Journal

A downed tree is blocking 17th Avenue and Cervantes Street in Pensacola, Florida, after Hurricane Sally swept through the area on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

Tony Giberson/Pensacola News Journal

A police vehicle drives through a street strewn with tree branches as the winds and rain from Hurricane Sally pass through the area on September 16, 2020 in Mobile, Alabama.

Joe Raedle, Getty Images

Hurricane Sally leaves widespread damage in Orange Beach, Ala. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

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People stock up on ice and other items at a damaged convenience store after Hurricane Sally passed near Spanish Fort, Alabama.

Brian Broom, Clarion Ledger-USA TODAY NETWORK

Morgan Griffin cleans up the broken window in the store he works in as Hurricane Sally passes through Mobile, Alabama.

Joe Raedle, Getty Images

Flood water from Shelby Lake and Little Lagoon cover Gulf Shores Parkway. Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

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A boat and debris were washed into a building in Orange Beach, Ala., from Hurricane Sally on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

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Debris and flood damage in Orange Beach, Ala., from Hurricane Sally on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020.

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A house at the corner of Alabama State Route 59 and Municipal Park Drive, Loxley, Ala., is overtaken by floodwater.

Barbara Gauntt, Clarion Ledger-USA TODAY NETWORK

Contributing: The Associated Press

Published 2:26 PM EDT Sep 16, 2020

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