See weather conditions, rising waters as Hurricane Sally approaches landfall on Gulf Coast

Daniella Medina
Mississippi Clarion Ledger

As Hurricane Sally crawls toward the Louisiana-Mississippi border, Gov. John Bel Edwards is warning residents to stay vigilant despite forecasts that shifted the storms path east.

Sally is expected to make landfall somewhere near the Mississippi Gulf Coast either Tuesday night or Wednesday morning as a Category 1 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory.

Both storm surge warnings and hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of Mississippi and Louisiana's coastlines. 

Late Monday morning, Tropical Storm Sally transformed into Hurricane Sally, its winds strengthening to Category 1 levels. Louisiana and Mississippi were in the projected path of this rapidly intensifying and potentially dangerous storm.

Areas of concern include

Water can reach the following heights if peak surge occurs at the time of high tide in the following areas: 

  • Mississippi-Alabama border to Alabama-Florida border including Mobile Bay: 4-7 ft
  • Mouth of the Mississippi River to Mouth of the Pearl River including Lake Borgne: 4-6 ft
  • Mouth of the Pearl River to Mississippi-Alabama border: 3-5 ft  
  • Alabama-Florida border to Okaloosa/Walton County Line, FL including Pensacola 
  • Bay and Choctawhatchee Bay: 3-5 ft
  • Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas: 2-4 ft
  • Okaloosa/Walton County Line, FL to Chassahowitzka, FL including Saint 
  • Andrews Bay: 1-3 ft
  • Grand Isle, LA to Mouth of the Mississippi River: 1-3 ft 

What storm looks like along MS coast

Take a look at storm surge on Mississippi coast on Tuesday as the storm approaches landfall:

Daniella Medina is a digital producer for the USA TODAY Network. You can reach her at dmedina@gannett.com or on Twitter @danimedinanews.