![]() Mandatory evacuations have already been issued in some parts of Louisiana ahead of the storm. ![]() Tropical storm warnings extend further east along Alabama’s coastline and the western part of the Florida panhandle. Hurricane warnings have been issued along much of Louisiana and southern Mississippi’s coastlines. Sally will likely become a hurricane before making landfall along far south/southeast Louisiana Tuesday. By Sunday evening, it had strengthened over the central Gulf with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph.įorecasters at the National Hurricane Center are now predicting further intensification due to low wind shear and warm Gulf waters. – 7 PM CDT Sunday – Tropical Storm Sally formed in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, just off the western coast of Florida Saturday afternoon with winds initially up to 40 mph. ![]() Minimal impact is expected here in Arkansas from Sally. Hurricane Warnings, Tropical Storm Warnings, Hurricane Watches, & Tropical Storm Watches have been issued for coastal Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Lake Pontchartrain may see storm surge of 4-6 feet. Storm Surge may reach 7-11 feet from the Mouth of the Mississippi to Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Landfall is possible Monday night near the mouth of the Mississippi River. Sally will likely become a Hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of at least 74 mph over the next 24 hours. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. The storm will move northeast through the Southeastern United States after it makes landfall and will quickly weaken, but also be a very big rain maker, especially in South Mississippi and South Alabama where rain totals could approach 24″.Īs of 6 AM, Monday, Tropical Storm Sally was located about 130 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River in SE Louisiana. Lake Pontchartrain could see storm surge up to 6 feet. Storm surge is expected to reach 7-10 feet along the Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama coasts. A Category 2 Hurricane has maximum wind speeds of 96 to 110 mph. Hurricane Sally is forecasted to reach Category 2 Hurricane status by 7 PM, Monday. Maximum sustained wind speeds were at 90 mph Noon, Monday. Tropical Storm Sally rapidly strengthened into a strong Category 1 Hurricane before Noon, Monday, as Hurricane Hunters flying through the storm determined it has strengthened into a Hurricane. Up to six more inches of rain may fall in the Florida Panhandle and South Alabama. Radar estimates that places just east of Pensacola have already received nearly two feet as of 9:30, Wednesday morning. ![]() Life-threatening flooding rains will continue Wednesday in the Florida Panhandle and in South Alabama. Sally will likely be a tropical storm Wednesday afternoon and then a tropical depression Thursday. Forward speed will continue to increase, and Sally will be moving to the northeast. It has gone from 2 mph at landfall to 4 mph at 9 AM. While it is slow, Sally has begun to increase in forward speed. Maximum sustained wind speeds were estimated to be 105 when Sally made landfall. As of 9 AM, Sally was a Category 1 Hurricane with maximum sustained wind speeds of 85 mph after making landfall earlier in the morning as a Category 2 Hurricane. Flooding in the southeast still remains a high threat as Sally shifts northeast. Much of central Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and southeast Virginia could see rainfall totals ranging from 2 inches at the least to more than seven inches. Sally will weaken further overnight to tropical depression status, but still provide heavy rainfall to Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas as it moves northeast Thursday through Friday. It’s possible that totals may be above 30 inches. Radar estimates more than 25 inches in some locations, especially around Pensacola, FL. The western panhandle of Florida and far southern Alabama has recorded at least 15 inches of rain. Winds are now at 45 mph.Ĭoastal locations have received the most rainfall from Sally, as forecasted. CDT, Sally was located across south central Alabama, with majority of the rain falling to the north and east of the system. Tropical Storm Sally continues to make its way inland. ![]()
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