Sally to Strengthen into Hurricane Today

Tropical Storm Sally is expected to strengthen into a hurricane today or this evening. The storm is currently sitting in the Gulf of Mexico about 140 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Sally has maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and is moving west-northwest at about 6 mph.

Watches and Warnings for Sally are as follows:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for…
* Port Fourchon Louisiana to the Alabama/Florida Border
* Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Lake Borgne
* Mobile Bay

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for…
* Morgan City Louisiana to the Alabama/Florida Border
* Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas including metropolitan New
Orleans

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for…
* Alabama/Florida Border to Indian Pass Florida
* Intracoastal City Louisiana to west of Morgan City

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for…
* Indian Pass to Ochlockonee River Florida

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