Millions under evacuation orders as Hurricane Sally moves toward Gulf Coast
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| This satellite image provided by the NOAA shows five tropical cyclones churning in the Atlantic basin at 5:20 p.m. GMT on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The storms, from left, are Hurricane Sally over the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Paulette over Bermuda, the remnants of Tropical Storm Rene, and Tropical Storms Teddy and Vicky. (NOAA via AP) |
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UPDATED 6:53 AM PT – Tuesday, September 15, 2020
UPDATED 6:53 AM PT – Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Governors in the south have declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Sally, a Category Two storm, continues to make it’s way toward the Gulf Coast.
Mississippi residents and those living in low-lying areas in Louisiana were under evacuation orders as Sally churned across the Gulf of Mexico, gaining hurricane strength on Monday.
“So, we have to take precautions of everything right now,” said Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D). “Making sure that we have everything for the storm, making sure that if they say leave, we will leave.”
The governor went on to note that Sally is a slow, but powerful storm and is expected to make landfall as a Category Two hurricane in the southeast part of the state as early as Tuesday.
“What we know with a slow-moving storm, if one of those bands settle over part of Louisiana, we know that flooding is going to be a big concern,” he explained.
Sally could dump eight to 16 inches of rain on the coast and could cause widespread flooding.
Mississippi residents and those living in low-lying areas in Louisiana were under evacuation orders as Sally churned across the Gulf of Mexico, gaining hurricane strength on Monday.
“So, we have to take precautions of everything right now,” said Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D). “Making sure that we have everything for the storm, making sure that if they say leave, we will leave.”
The governor went on to note that Sally is a slow, but powerful storm and is expected to make landfall as a Category Two hurricane in the southeast part of the state as early as Tuesday.
“What we know with a slow-moving storm, if one of those bands settle over part of Louisiana, we know that flooding is going to be a big concern,” he explained.
Sally could dump eight to 16 inches of rain on the coast and could cause widespread flooding.
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| Waters from the Guld of Mexico poor onto a local road, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, in Waveland, Miss. Hurricane Sally, one of a record-tying five storms churning simultaneously in the Atlantic, closed in on the Gulf Coast on Monday with rapidly strengthening winds of at least 100 mph (161 kph) and the potential for up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain that could bring severe flooding. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbrt) |
Thousands of Louisiana residents are still living in temporary housing after they evacuated for Hurricane Laura, whose damaging winds and rains wreaked havoc just weeks ago.
Other residents are still clearing debris and tens of thousands are still without power. Sally’s path remains east of that hard-hit area.
Energy companies in the U.S. gulf have slowed or cut refinery output, and scrambled to pull workers from offshore oil and gas production platforms.
Sally is the 18th named storm in the Atlantic this year and will be the eighth of tropical storm or hurricane strength to hit the U.S.
Other residents are still clearing debris and tens of thousands are still without power. Sally’s path remains east of that hard-hit area.
Energy companies in the U.S. gulf have slowed or cut refinery output, and scrambled to pull workers from offshore oil and gas production platforms.
Sally is the 18th named storm in the Atlantic this year and will be the eighth of tropical storm or hurricane strength to hit the U.S.
Hurricane #Sally is likely to produce extreme life-threatening flash flooding through Wed along and just inland of the central Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to far southeastern Mississippi. @NWSWPC expects 10-20" of rain, isolated 30"- historic flooding possible. pic.twitter.com/RPHVT0LR4F
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) September 15, 2020
