Climate Adaptation
Big U.S. Storm Landfalls This Year Are One Shy of 1916 Record
- Hurricane Sally eighth storm to reach U.S. so far this year
- Odds of tying or breaking the mark are high, forecaster says
People walk through a flooded street after Hurricane Sally passed through Gulf Shores, Florida on Sept 17.
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Hurricane Sally’s historic flooding of Florida and Alabama this week marked the eighth named storm to strike the continental U.S. this year, leaving the tally just one short of a record that dates back more than a century.
With 10 weeks left in the Atlantic storm season, there’s a good chance that mark could fall.