HurricaneSally is expected to make landfall on the Alabama and Mississippi border on Wednesday. The highest storm surge should be from Louisiana into Mississippi and east to Mobile Bay, Alabama, where the water is expected to rise 6 to 9 feet.
Up to a foot of rain could fall from central Alabama to Georgia and northern South Carolina, including Atlanta and even into Charlotte, North Carolina, where major flash flooding is expected.Up to a foot of rain could fall from central Alabama to Georgia and northern South Carolina, including Atlanta and even into Charlotte, North Carolina where major flash flooding is expected.
Florida police on Tuesday began closing the Pensacola Bay Bridge, which connects Pensacola with Pensacola Beach.Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey ordered beaches closed Monday afternoon and said she was"recommending an evacuation, especially of non-residents, and those living in flood-prone areas south of I-10."
Alex Vidmar, center, and Darrin Manning board up a business as Hurricane Sally approaches in Ocean Springs, Miss., Sept. 14, 2020."We have two concerns," Biloxi Mayor Andrew Gilich said Monday."First, that our residents are taking this seriously and have made preparations, and second, that this is a slow-moving storm, which means we'll see heavy flooding along the front beach and in low-lying areas, especially along the rivers and Bay.
The storm will also be the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. this season. The last time the nation had more than four hurricanes to make landfall was in 2005 when there were five, including Hurricane Katrina.
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