Meteorological Data Georges brought torrents of rain to the Central Gulf Coast from Gulfport, MS, to the eastern parts of the Florida panhandle (fig. 2). Rainfall amounts ranging from 15 to greater than 25 inches were reported in many areas of southern Alabama, the panhandle of Florida, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with one report of 38.46 inches at Munson, FL. Keesler Air Force Base at Biloxi, MS, reported wind gusts of 90-100 miles per hour. Hurricane force winds spread across the Alabama coast; gusts of 80 miles per hour were measured at Dauphin Island, AL.