Sally is forecast to make landfall late Tuesday or early Wednesday as a Category 1 hurricane.
is creeping closer to the Gulf Coast as the slow-moving storm is expected to bring heavy rains and"historic, life-threatening flooding" from southeastern Louisiana to Florida's Panhandle, forecasters say.
“This is going to be historic flooding along with the historic rainfall,” Stacy Stewart, a senior specialist with the National Hurricane Center, said Tuesday. “If people live near rivers, small streams and creeks, they need to evacuate and go somewhere else.” "Although little change in strength is forecast until landfall occurs, Sally is still expected to be a dangerous hurricane," the Hurricane Center said.
Isolated tornadoes could also occur Tuesday and Wednesday across portions of the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama, according to the Hurricane Center.
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