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Slow moving hurricanes suck and blow.

Danny was barely a hurricane in '97. It stopped in Mobile Bay and rained for a couple days. Rainfall was recorded at 28". Tree damage was minor.

Sally hit Gulf Shores head-on moving a whopping 2mph with 105mph winds. Conditions started deteriorating here Monday. Winds got serious about 11pm Tuesday. At 3:32 am Wednesday, winds went from 100mph to 0mph within about 2 minutes. Rainfall was recorded at 29.9". Tree damage is about indescribable.

I've been thru some serious storms, but never directly in the eye. It was something to step out into stillness after 4 hours of nonstop hurricane force wind. Luckily the back side of the eye wall fell apart at the coast. Winds may have made it back to about 40mph. More pics to come...

I lost 1 out of 57 pine trees, square on the house and truck...

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My neighbor's rental house...



The Daedalus, an iconic local sailboat...



And a what is it? I'm thinking a lineman's tool? Possibly a tester of some variety? I found it near a pole with a transformer after power was restored.