First of all, my heart goes out to our brothers and sisters in Alabama and Florida. Hurricane Sally, a slow moving storm, intensified right as it approached Orange Beach and Gulf Shores, sending in storm surge, winds and up to two feet of rain into Baldwin County and the Florida panhandle. Sally was originally forecast to hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast — and once again, national media outlets struggled with what to call us. Some of the examples are in the cartoon. It’s a minor problem in the scheme of 2020, but it’s annoying.
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