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Tropical Storm Ida Makes Landfall In Alabama

 
By Steve Gelsi
MarketWatch Pulse
     

    NEW YORK -- Tropical Storm Ida made landfall at 6:40 a.m. Eastern Time on Dauphin Island, Ala. The center of the storm raged 25 miles south of Mobile, Ala. as of 7 a.m., according to the National Weather Service Hurricane Center. The center of the storm is expected to reach the mainland Alabama coast later this morning. After landfall, Ida is expected to turn east. Ida's maximum sustained winds are 45 miles per hour, with higher gusts. Forecasters expect Ida to soak the region with three to six inches of rain. A storm tide will raise water levels by three to five feet.

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