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A weak tropical disturbance formed just off the coast of Alabama on July 5, 1956. Moving inland over the southeastern part of the State, the storm produced heavy rains on the 7th and the morning of the 8th before it dissipated and moved out toward the north.
Suggested Citation
Peirce, L., 1957, Floods of July 1956 in Clarke County, Alabama: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 57-87, 12 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr5787.