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Hurricane Sally crashes into US Gulf Coast (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sally making landfall at the northern Gulf Coast.

Hurricane Sally crashed into the northern Gulf of Mexico early Wednesday morning with winds of more than 100 mph.

More from Main Street #Pensacola #HurricaneSally pic.twitter.com/hdtuZchfyQ

— Rob Marciano (@RobMarciano) September 16, 2020

The northern eyewall made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, where streets began flooding and winds were bending palm trees. The southern part of the eyewall is only a few hours behind, so torrential rainfall and dangerous storm surge will last all day...

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Barge collides into Florida bridge as Hurricane Sally approaches (with forecast video)

Pensacola Bay Bridge in Florida.

The 3-mile bridge that connects Pensacola to Gulf Breeze has been shut down due to a barge that has broken loose and is wedged under the bridge (Source: Gil Osterloh) #HurricaneSally #Pensacola pic.twitter.com/w2xIaMJkuX

— Destin-Fort Walton Beach, Florida (@CityofDestin) September 15, 2020

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) closed the Pensacola Bay Bridge due to winds from Hurricane Sally, but the bridge may have to stay closed a bit longer than expected.

Ian Satter, an FDOT...

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More ports closing ahead of Hurricane Sally (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Sally in the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricane Sally continues to wander through the northern Gulf of Mexico, trudging toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Pensacola Beach is currently just outside the outer band of Hurricane Sally!#HurricaneSally #HurricaneSally2020#PensacolaBeach pic.twitter.com/l6LJNR9o0R

— Justin Paine (@jpainefrommaine) September 14, 2020

Conditions will gradually deteriorate Tuesday prior to landfall Tuesday night/early Wednesday. Sally is already producing heavy rainfall and tropical storm force winds (39 to 73...

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Ports closing as Hurricane Sally closes in on Gulf Coast

Port of Mobile, Alabama.

Tropical Storm Sally became a hurricane Monday afternoon, with sustained winds reaching 90 mph.

As Sally becomes better organized and possibly stronger before landfall, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) decided to issue port condition Zulu for the ports of Biloxi, Gulfport and Pascagoula, Mississippi; Mobile, Alabama; as well as Pensacola, Florida.

The USCG sets port condition Zulu when weather advisories indicate that sustained gale force winds — 39-54 mph (34-47 knots) — from a tropical cyclone are...

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Port restrictions set as Tropical Storm Sally eyes Gulf Coast

Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Sally in the Gulf of Mexico.

There’s no rest for the weary as the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season shows no signs of abating anytime soon.

Tropical Storm Sally —  the eighteenth named storm of the season — could become the sixth hurricane of the season in a few days, just prior to landfall in the U.S. central Gulf Coast.

In response, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has set restrictions on vessel movement and cargo operations at some Gulf Coast ports:

USCG Mobile, Alabama sector
USCG New Orleans sector

SONAR Critical Events: Tropical...

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Major Hurricane Laura slams Gulf Coast overnight (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Hurricane Laura over the lower Mississippi Valley.

Hurricane Laura crashed into the Gulf Coast overnight as a Category 4 storm, lashing southwestern Louisiana with 150-mph sustained winds.

“There will be parts of Lake Charles underwater that no living human being has ever seen before.” – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards

Laura — the region’s strongest storm in more than a century — made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, around 2 a.m. CDT Thursday. By 5 a.m., the storm had weakened to Category 3 but was still producing powerful winds of 120 mph.

SONAR...

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Laura expected to become major hurricane upon US landfall (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Laura in the Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Laura could become a major Category 3 hurricane just before hitting the U.S. Gulf Coast later this week.

SONAR Critical Events: Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT; Tropical Storm Laura forecast tracks

The National Hurricane Center updated its forecast early Tuesday morning, issuing a hurricane watch from San Luis Pass, Texas, to just west of Morgan City, Louisiana, a stretch of approximately 320 miles. This is where the worst damage could occur.

Tuesday morning Laura was centered...

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Ports closed as tropical cyclones approach US (with forecast video)

Napoleon intermodal railyard at the Port of New Orleans.

For the first time in more than 60 years, two named tropical cyclones could be spinning in the Gulf of Mexico at the same time.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, 8 a.m. EDT; Tropical Storm Marco

Tropical Storm Marco, which was a Category 1 hurricane for a brief time, ran into some wind shear Sunday night. It’s back to a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph as of 8 a.m. EDT Monday.

Marco probably won’t become a hurricane again, making landfall as a tropical...

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Ports remain closed after Hurricane Isaias makes landfall (with forecast video)

Photo of the Port of Baltimore, Maryland

The eye of Hurricane Isaias made landfall late Monday evening, August 3, near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina. Isaias returned rather quickly from tropical storm status back to hurricane strength in the hours before coming ashore.

Eyewall arrival in Wilmington, NC. #Isiais #ncwx #HurricaneIsaias pic.twitter.com/S6KuCzemPk

— Dave Skutnik (@DaveSkutnik) August 4, 2020

The nearby Oak Island weather station measured a sustained wind of 76 mph, making Isaias a Category 1 hurricane. Isaias has...

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