Thousands Lose Power as Hurricane Sally Approaches the Gulf Coast
At a Glance Power outages were rapidly ticking up in some areas.The U.S. Postal Service suspended service in parts of Alabama.Flooding closed roadways all along the northern Gulf Coast.Several bridges were closed due to winds.A construction barge broke loose and hit the Bay Bridge in Pensacola. Flooding, power outages and bridge closures spread throughout coastal Alabama and Northwest Florida Tuesday night as Hurricane Sally battered the region. More than 56,000 homes and businesses were in Alabama as of about 10:30...