being evacuated and bridges on I-10 and FL-85 being closed to all traffic. Early the next day, the depression made landfall at Key Biscayne, and subsequently strengthened into Tropical Storm Sally that afternoon. Spaghetti models for Sally can be found here: Sally spaghetti models page » Sally Watches and Warnings. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. September 10, 2020 at 11:18 PM CDT - Updated September 16 at 10:36 AM. [27][28][29] Emergencies were also declared in the East Baton Rouge and St. Bernard parishes in Louisiana and Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties in Florida as well as New Orleans and Pensacola, Florida. Born and raised in New Orleans, schooled in Meteorology in Mobile, Wesley has lived in almost every Gulf Coast state, except Florida. She is forecast to make landfall along the northern Gulf Coast, near the Louisiana/Mississippi border. [71] Another person died in Foley during the storm cleanup process. Hurricane Sally is 100 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River. [69] [26][61] Several sewage overflows were reported across Mobile County following heavy rain from Hurricane Sally, causing contamination to Dog River and Rabbit Creek. Eric Jeansonne knew he wanted to be a meteorologist as early as five-years-old when Hurricane Andrew tracked through his home state of Louisiana. [70] One person was declared dead and one other missing in Orange Beach, an area most impacted by flooding. [7][23] Many of these watches were then upgraded to warnings at 09:00 UTC on September 13 with more watches and warnings issued in the hours that followed. [55][56] Tropical storm-force gusts were reported in portions of the Miami metropolitan area. This resulted in parts of Crestview, FL. Follow here for the latest. [27] Several parishes and areas were put under mandatory evacuation orders including all of St. Charles Parish, and parts of Orleans Parish, Jefferson Parish, Plaquemines Parish, and St. John the Baptist Parish. National Hurricane Center Home Page. [36][35], Alabama governor Kay Ivey closed all beaches on the coast and called for evacuations of low-lying and flood prone areas. Coastal Flood Advisories have also been canceled for South Mississippi. As of 10 AM, tropical storm warnings have been canceled for South Mississippi, except for George County.

Carrie Duncan grew up in Starkville, where she went to high school and college. Sally will eventually weaken as it heads northeastward and farther inland later today. A pier in Gulf Shores that was destroyed in Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was partially destroyed again by storm surge from Sally just days after it had reopened following renovations. 'We dodged the bullet. Restoration of power is expected to take several weeks. The National Hurricane Center is tracking a total of seven systems over the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Monday, including two hurricanes, two tropical storms, one tropical depression and two other disturbances. [12] By 05:00 UTC on September 16, the storm had reintensified back into a Category 2 hurricane and was still strengthening. Major structural damage was recorded at the landfall point in Gulf Shores as well as Mobile. From an early age, Taylor had a fascination with people that predicted the weather. Over 500,000 customers in Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, and Georgia lost power and parts of I-10, including the Escambia Bay Bridge, were shut down.