Tropical Storm Sally churns north and threatens to intensify into a slow-moving hurricane that could dump heavy rains from Louisiana to Florida.
churns north and threatens to intensify into a slow-moving hurricane that could dump heavy rains from Louisiana to Florida.carved a wide path of destruction that left more than a third of Louisiana a disaster zone.
The storm is forecast to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana early Tuesday as a potential Category 2 hurricane, however, the Hurricane Center said it was still too early to determine where Sally's center would move onshore.Hurricane warnings are in effect from Morgan City, Louisiana, to the Mississippi and Alabama border, including New Orleans, the Hurricane Center said.
"New Orleans is better prepared for a hurricane than she's ever been before, but if you get 18 inches of water in 10 hours, I think Aspen, Colo., would probably flood. So I'm concerned, but not paralyzed by it," he said. Tens of thousands more also were displaced from their homes after Laura. And more than 82,000 people remain without power in Lake Charles and southwestern Louisiana. More than 210,000 households don't have clean drinking water.
In Mississippi, officials warned residents the storm would coincide with high tide and could bring significant storm surge McElroy said they will monitor the waters and leave if it appears their truck may get trapped by the waters.South Florida already took the early brunt of Sally's power over the weekend, soaking the southern Florida Keys. Nine to 12 inches of rain fell Saturday morning to Sunday morning, prompting a flood advisory.
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