Hurricane Sally – Day 5
Position: 29.8N 87.8W [10PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northeast [020°] near 2 mph [ 4 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 85 mph [140 kph].
Wind Gusts: 100 mph [160 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 125 miles [205 km].
Hurricane Wind Radius: 40 miles [ 65 km].
Minimum central pressure: 972 mb ↓.
Currently about 65 miles [ 105 km] South-Southeast of Mobile, Alabama.
A Hurricane Warning is in effect from East of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi to the Okaloosa/Walton County line, Florida.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for east of the Okaloosa/Walton County line, Florida to Indian Pass, Florida; Bay St. Louis, Mississippi westward to Grand Isle, Louisiana.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for the Mississippi/Alabama border to the Walton/Bay County Line, Florida; Mobile Bay; the Mouth of the Mississippi River to the Mouth of the Pearl River.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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