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Tropical Storm Claudette Hits Florida Panhandle as Bill Forms
Tropical Storm Claudette made landfall on the Florida Panhandle near Fort Walton Beach then weakened inland. Hurricane Bill formed in the Atlantic as the first named hurricane of 2009 with winds near 75 mph and potential to strengthen, while watches and rainfall totals affected Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Atlantic
Melissa Nelson
Associated Press
Pensacola Beach
Fla
Claudette
Florida Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
Bill
U.S
Daniel Brown
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Lesser Antilles
Bill Read
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mississippi
Panhandle
National Park Service
National Seashore
Fort Pickens Fort
Park Service
Big Bend
Georgia
John Dash
Panama City
Bay County Emergency Operations Center
Alexander Hanrahan
London
Pensacola
Hanrahan
Austin Dunleavy
Dublin
Ireland
Ivan
Pacific
Guillermo
Hilo
Hawaii
Ana
Caribbean Sea
Dominican Republic
Antigua, Barbuda
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
British Virgin Islands
St. Maarten
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean
Brian Daly
National Weather Service
Mobile
Ala