Hurricane Sally update

[PeterB]

... local news is reporting that it really will likely make landfall as a mid-range Cat 1 ... good news because there was a possibility it might make it to Cat 2, but it doesn't have enough time to strengthen now. Also, they're suggesting a good possibility that it'll veer a little more to the east of us, which is good news for us (NOLA) but not so much for places like Mobile. We're still likely to get a ton of rain dumped on us, so the street flooding is likely to be significant, since it's apparently slow moving even though not super-powerful (starting to remind me a bit of Hurricane Isaac that hit us awhile back... power out for days, and days and days of driving rain).

[MrNoBody]

Be safe bro, Sally could bite y'all bad! {Mr. Murphy's rules apply.)
Wind now @ 60mph, this AM it was only 40ish...

[PeterB]

MrNoBody wrote:
Be safe bro, Sally could bite y'all bad! {Mr. Murphy's rules apply.)
Wind now @ 60mph, this AM it was only 40ish...

Right, you see from that graphic that it has very little time to strengthen before it makes landfall. They're saying (for us) 80-90 mph winds, likely 3-10" rainfall, depending on how far east it goes. Always look at local news reports rather than national, as the national tend to overexaggerate. https://wgno.com/weather/tracking-the-tr...pm-update/

[Speedy]

Lately these storms seem to really intensify so I hope the forecasts done locally are right. Stay safe!

[PeterB]

Early AM update: as of 1AM this morning, wind speeds still only at 60mph and indeed it has shifted slightly east, so major impacts are likely to be S Mississippi and Alabama. Look at Gulfport rainfall... https://wgno.com/weather/tracking-the-tr...ck-update/

[Speedy]

Some places may get two feet of rain! Pretty remarkable.

[PeterB]

Speedy wrote:
Some places may get two feet of rain! Pretty remarkable.

This is a very slow-moving storm. More and more, it's reminding me of Isaac ... he stayed over us for days and just wouldn't seem to go away... dumping a ton of water on us and causing us all to lose power in the process.

Edit: current rainfall projections (should auto-update):



... looks like 4-6" for us, which will definitely cause street flooding, but otherwise isn't too bad ... but parts of Mississippi/Alabama could see 20+ !!

[NewtonMP2100]

....Mustang Sally......you know you gotta' slow.....that Mustang down.....

[Zoidberg]

[MON 9/14 10:45 AM]

Streaming info via WWL-TV (link); latest track jogs it a little further east. Bad for MS/AL, good for LA. Still going to get a big storm surge and a lot of rain -- and, of course, the track could shift west again.

[PeterB]

... and it's now up to Cat 2. NOT good for us if it goes more westerly. This one can't seem to decide what she wants to do...