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Line 59: === East Coast === [[Image:Tropical Storm Danny (1997).gif|thumb|right|300px|Tropical Storm Danny south of Massachusetts]] In the state of [[Florida]], some damage to the cotton crop occurred in [[Escambia County, Florida|Escambia County]]. Otherwise, very little damage resulted from the storm in northwestern Florida.<ref name="NCDCalabama"/> The [[Panama City, Florida]] area had some minor [[fresh water]] flooding.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|author=National Weather Service|title=Hurricane Danny damage reports|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=2007-02-04|url=https://www.usatoday.com/weather/wdanny6.htm | date= September 10, 1997}}</ref> A race in the [[NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southeast Series|NASCAR All Pro series]] at the [[Five Flags Speedway]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]] scheduled to be held on July 19 was postponed to September 13, 1997 due to Hurricane Danny.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Poole|title=Martin Muscles His Way to Finish|publisher= Charlotte Observer|date=September 10, 1997}}</ref> By the time Danny reached [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[the Carolinas]], its potential impact had weakened, though it still managed to produce {{convert|8|-|12|in}} of rain as it drifted through the western portions of the states.<ref name="tcr"/> In [[Augusta, Georgia]], fourteen [[South Carolina National Guard]]smen were struck by lightning, one of whom had to be hospitalized in [[intensive care]] and six others received treatment at a hospital and were then released.<ref name="aparchive4">{{cite web|year=1997|title=Hurricane Remnants Cause Outages in North Carolina; Heat in the Planes|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2013-04-27|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1997/Hurricane-remnants-cause-outages-in-North-Carolina-heat-in-Plains/id-164daea8304ee3b2945c3856788c6ddf}}</ref> Four indirect deaths occurred from traffic accidents during the storm's onslaught in Georgia.<ref name="tcr"/> The heavy rains caused two people to drown in [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]]. A girl drowned after being swept into a creek, and a woman drowned while in her car.<ref name="tcr"/> Also in North Carolina, tropical rains related to Danny caused a [[CSX]] train to derail from its [[trestle]] into [[Little Sugar Creek Greenway|Little Sugar Creek]], spilling about 2,500 gallons (9,500 L) of [[Diesel fuel|diesel]] and therefore forcing a nearby [[public housing]] development to be evacuated.<ref name="aparchive5">{{cite web|author=Paul Nowell|year=1997|title=Danny Just Won't Give Up: Flooding Prompts Evacuations in N.C., Georgia|publisher=Associated Press|accessdate=2013-04-27|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1997/Danny-just-won-t-give-up-Flooding-prompts-evacuations-in-N-C-Georgia/id-21d6d5914d2bae620f738bcb8e1e7bb6}}</ref> After Danny emerged over the Atlantic Ocean on the North Carolina-Virginia border and restrengthened into a tropical storm on July 25, wind and rain started as far north as [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[New England]].<ref name="nyt725">{{cite web|author=Associated Press|date=1997-07-25|title=Remnants of Hurricane Danny Bring Havoc to North Carolina|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=2018-09-30|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/25/us/remnants-of-hurricane-danny-bring-havoc-to-north-carolina.html}}</ref> Sustained tropical-storm force winds affected [[Martha's Vineyard]], [[Nantucket Island]], and parts of [[Cape Cod]], in addition to the coastal waters from the entrance of [[Buzzards Bay]] to the south and east of [[Cape Cod]]. Only minor damage occurred, despite these strong winds, which were experienced primarily in southeastern [[Massachusetts]].<ref name="usatoday"/><ref name="cox">{{cite web|year=1997 |title=Tropical Storm Danny Visits Portsmouth! |publisher= |accessdate=2006-12-28 |url=http://members.cox.net/wxr/danny97.htm |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022164636/http://members.cox.net/wxr/danny97.htm |archivedate=2002-10-22 |df= }}</ref> The minor damage included localized flooding, power outages, downed tree limbs, and lost boats. A suspension of [[ferry]] service to Nantucket Island occurred for most of July 25, with a shorter suspension happening on the service to Martha's Vineyard. No significant coastal flooding affected the region, although a storm shelter was opened on [[Nantucket Island]] to host a [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scout]] group camping there. Danny was the fifth tropical cyclone to affect [[Southern New England]] in the 20th century during the month of July.<ref name="usatoday"/> | |||