![]() The tropical activity also has two other named storms, Paulette and Teddy. Flash, urban, and minor river flooding is possible across this region.Īs well, Sally may producde a tornado or two Monday afternoon through Tuesday over coastal areas of the Florida Panhandle, Mississippi, Alabama, and extreme southeastern Louisiana. Significant flash and urban flooding is likely, as well as widespread minor to moderate flooding on some rivers.įurther heavy rain is then anticipated across portions of eastern Tennessee, northern Georgia and western Carolinas Thursday into Friday. The storm is forecast to move farther inland early Wednesday and track into the southeastern states with rainfall of 150 to 300 mm possible across portions of inland southeast Mississippi and Alabama. In addition, this rainfall will likely lead to widespread minor to isolated major flooding on area rivers. Life-threatening flash flooding is possible. Sally is expected to be a slow-moving system as it approaches land, producing 200 to 400 mm of rainfall, with isolated amounts of 600 mm, over portions of the central Gulf Coast - from the western Florida Panhandle to far southeast Louisiana through the middle of the week. This rainfall may produce flash and urban flooding and prolong high flows and ongoing minor flooding on rivers across central areas. Outer bands of Sally are expected to produce additional rainfall of 25 to 75 mm across the Florida peninsula Monday. The storm surge is expected to be significant and dangerous, with 2.1 (7 feet) to 3.5 metres (11 feet) forecast in parts of Mississippi, 1.5 metres (5 feet) 2.43 metres (8 feet) from Ocean Springs, Miss. "On the forecast track, the center of Sally will move near the coast of southeastern Louisiana tonight and Tuesday, and make landfall in the hurricane warning area Tuesday night or Wednesday," the NHC says. Maximum sustained winds are near 155 km/h, with higher gusts. Tropical storm warnings and watches are in effect for parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Florida.Īs of Monday evening, the NHC stated that Sally sits 215 km southeast of Biloxi, Mississippi and is moving toward the west-northwest at 8 km/h. Hurricane warnings have already been issued along the Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama coasts, stretching to the Florida border. The NHC (NHC) says portions of the central Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle will face life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds and heavy rainfall with isolated areas at risk of seeing more than 600 mm (24 inches). Sally, a Category 2 hurricane at one point, has weakened to a Category 1, but remains a dangerous storm that threatens to bring "historic" and "extreme" flooding parts of the northern Gulf Coast through Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns.
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