Hurricane frederic 19797/25/2023 ![]() ![]() The eye traveled northward through Alabama’s Baldwin County, then along the Alabama River into central Alabama. It made landfall around 1 am on Thursday, Septemalong the Fort Morgan Peninsula. Rain totals reached 15.75 inches in Pensacola, with a storm surge in Escambia Bay of 12 feet.Īt the time, Hurricane Ivan was the worst storm to strike the central Gulf Coast in 25 years. 160 miles inland, near Demopolis, AL, a wind gust near 90 mph was recorded. Ivan was the strongest Hurricane from Baldwin to Santa Rosa Counties in more than 100 years. Hurricane Ivan had winds around 120 mph at landfall, and it moved inland near Gulf Shores. In Bay Minette, a rain total of nearly 30 inches was recorded. Georges slowed in forward speed once it approached Alabama. The storm surge reached 12 feet near Fort Morgan, and Georges produced 25 foot waves in the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane Georges produced 16.7 inches of rain in Pascagoula. Hurricane Georges delivered sustained winds of 103 mph at landfall, and then it moved inland near Biloxi MS. Rain totals at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab reached 36.71 inches with 25.98 inches of that in seven hours. Hurricane Danny then stalled over Mobile Bay and brought record flooding to south Alabama. Hurricane Danny had wind gusts reaching 80 mph at landfall as it crossed Mullet Point south of Point Clear in Baldwin County. The highest rain total near Pensacola in the Ellyson community reached 15.45 inches. Before landfall, Opal weakened to a category three, but still caused major damage in Pensacola. Hurricane Opal attained category four status 200 miles south of Pensacola. Hurricane Opal reached category four strength, rapidly intensifying from a category one hurricane in only 18 hours. Hurricane winds were estimated near 115 mph at landfall, and Opal moved inland near Santa Rosa Island, FL. Hurricane Erin was the first of two local Hurricanes in 1995. Hurricane Erin had winds of 100 mph at landfall, and it moved inland near Pensacola, FL. Dauphin Island was hit hard with steady winds over 100mph, and storm surge up to 8 feet, as Elena arrived. It made landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, with most of Mobile getting little impact. Hurricane Elena’s path was erratic in the Gulf. That does not include Hurricane Cindy or Hurricane Isidore since these passed farther west. Watch WKRG-TV News archive video of the days and recovery following Frederic and this 10 year anniversary WKRG TV5 program, from 1989.īetween 1995-2005 there were seven hurricanes that had a significant impact on the Mobile Bay area. Frederic was the first major hurricane to affect Mobile since 1926. The wind resulted in incredible damage to Mobile. Frederic moved inland near Mobile Bay and the Dauphin Island Bridge. The sustained winds reached 100 mph at landfall with gusts near 145 mph. Frederic strengthened from a category one to a category four storm in 30 hours while in the Gulf of Mexico, but weakened before landfall. At that time, the Navy was sending planes into hurricanes. Watch streaming video of A Lady Named Camille, a 29 minute documentary of the damage from Camille. The devastation of Camille inspired the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. The storm surge was estimated at 22-25 feet. Great damage occurred throughout coastal Mississippi, with a recorded pressure of 26.84 inches, or 909 Mb. Hurricane Camille was extremely small, and moved inland near Bay St. Winds were estimated at 190 mph at landfall. Camille is the strongest known land-falling hurricane in recorded history. Significant flooding occurred in South Mobile and Baldwin Counties. The pressure at Perdido Beach measured 28.20 inches, or 955 Mb. The Hurricane made landfall just west of Mobile. The pressure measured at Fort Morgan was 28.38 inches, or 961 Mb. The hurricane moved inland in Pensacola, and was the strongest hurricane to strike Pensacola since 1736. Not every hurricane that affected Mobile is listed here although you will find local impact summaries of recent tropical storms and hurricanes at the Mobile National Weather Service office Events Page. Some are remembered for their heavy rain. Most of the storms were very strong while others were extremely destructive. ![]() These are significant or memorable hurricanes that have affected the Mobile area since 1900. ![]()
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