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Tropical Storm Bill (2003)

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 29, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 17:27, 27 May 2017 (UTC)



Tropical Storm Bill was a tropical storm that affected the Gulf Coast of the United States in the summer of 2003. The second storm of the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season, Bill developed from a tropical wave on June 29 to the north of the Yucatán Peninsula. It slowly organized as it moved northward, and reached a peak of 60 mph (95 km/h) shortly before making landfall in south-central Louisiana. Bill quickly weakened over land, and as it accelerated to the northeast, moisture from the storm, combined with cold air from an approaching cold front, produced an outbreak of 34 tornadoes. Bill became extratropical on July 2, and was absorbed by the cold front later that day. Upon making landfall on Louisiana, the storm produced a moderate storm surge, causing tidal flooding. In a city in the northeastern portion of the state, the surge breached a levee, which flooded many homes in the town. Moderate winds combined with wet soil knocked down trees, which then hit a few houses and power lines, and left hundreds of thousands without electric power. Two people drowned from rough surf in Florida. Further inland, tornadoes from the storm produced localized moderate damage. Throughout its path, Tropical Storm Bill caused around $50 million in damage (2003 USD) and four deaths.
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 * Promoted: November 17, 2006
 * Reasons for nomination: Anniversary. Also an old Featured Article. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:00, 19 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:00, 19 May 2017 (UTC)