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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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-ports-closing-ahead-of-hurricane-sally-with-forecast-video

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...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/port-restrictions-set-as-tropical-storm-sally-eyes-gulf-coast

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/major-hurricane-laura-slams-gulf-coast-overnight-with-forecast-video

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/laura-expected-to-become-major-hurricane-upon-us-landfall-with-forecast-video

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-closed-as-tropical-cyclones-approach-us-with-forecast-video

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...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ports-remain-closed-after-hurricane-isaias-makes-landfall-with-forecast-video

Florida port remains shut down as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches (with forecast video)

Satellite animation of Tropical Storm Isaias just offshore of Florida's east coast.

Tropical Storm Isaias is barreling through the northwestern Bahamas this morning, August 2, and will come close to landfall on Florida’s east coast today.

Yesterday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued a condition ZULU for Port Canaveral. This means no vessels may enter or move within these ports without permission from the captain of the port (COTP). Also, all ship-to-shore operations have stopped until further notice. Looser restrictions are in place for the Port of Jacksonville, the Port...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/florida-port-remains-shut-down-as-tropical-storm-isaias-approaches-with-forecast-video

Cristobal still poses flooding threat after moving inland (with forecast video)

Flooded road with "Road Closed" signs.

Tropical Storm Cristobal crashed into the Gulf Coast over the weekend, making landfall near Grand Isle, Louisiana Sunday evening.

Steady winds of 50 mph lashed the coastline and pushed Gulf of Mexico water onshore.

SONAR Critical Events and radar: Tropical Depression Cristobal, Monday, June 8, 2020, 10 a.m. EDT

The storm surge, plus heavy rainfall, flooded roads and beaches from Louisiana to near western Florida. Some areas may remain flooded today, and sections of some highways are still closed...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cristobal-still-poses-flooding-threat-after-moving-inland-with-forecast-video

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