Slow-moving Hurricane Sally pounded the gulf coast near the Florida-Alabama line as it made landfall around 4 AM CDT.
The storm battered the coastline for hours, causing damage across South Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.
Posts on social media shared images of the flood waters in downtown Pensacola.
Downtown Pensacola is UNDERWATER @weatherchannel @NWSMobile @cityofpensacola #Hurricane #sally #Florida pic.twitter.com/P0xgBo4joD
— Chris Bruin (@TWCChrisBruin) September 16, 2020
#Eyewall #HurrjcaneSally #Pensacola pic.twitter.com/ks5bOQg488
— Rob Marciano (@RobMarciano) September 16, 2020
More from Main Street #Pensacola #HurricaneSally pic.twitter.com/hdtuZchfyQ
— Rob Marciano (@RobMarciano) September 16, 2020