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Escambia County Hands Out Sand Ahead of Storm Bertha

7/21/2026

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Escambia Distributes Sand

Escambia County officials distributed sand so residents could fill sandbags ahead of the approaching storm.
Tropical Storm Bertha is moving across Gulf Coast with 50-mph winds and a warning from the Alabama-Florida border to Louisiana.
The National Hurricane Center located Bertha’s center 125 miles south of Panama City, Florida.
Hurricane Fausto, 75 mph winds, is generating surf and rip currents 745 miles southwest of Baja California.

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Escambia Distributes Sand

The National Hurricane Center issued storm surge and tropical storm watches along the northern Gulf Coast as a depression nears.
A tropical depression centered about 120 miles south of Panama City, Florida, is producing 35-mph sustained winds and higher gusts.
Escambia County officials distributed sand so residents could fill sandbags protecting vulnerable flood-prone neighborhoods.
Surge could rise 2-4 ft and rain 2-4 in, with up to 8 in locally, causing flash floods.

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Escambia Distributes Sand

Escambia County officials distributed sand so residents could fill sandbags ahead of the approaching storm.
Tropical Storm Bertha is moving across Gulf Coast with 50-mph winds and a warning from the Alabama-Florida border to Louisiana.
The National Hurricane Center located Bertha’s center 125 miles south of Panama City, Florida.
Hurricane Fausto, 75 mph winds, is generating surf and rip currents 745 miles southwest of Baja California.

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