[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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Hurricane Sally Local Statement Special Advisory Number 13
National Weather Service Jackson MS  AL192020
101 PM CDT Mon Sep 14 2020

This product covers Central Mississippi, Northeast Louisiana, and extreme
Southeast Arkansas

**NOAA AND AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS THAT SALLY HAS RAPIDLY
 STRENGTHENED INTO A HURRICANE**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - None

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Covington, Jefferson
      Davis, and Jones
    - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Forrest, Lamar, and
      Marion

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - About 230 miles southeast of Hattiesburg MS
    - 28.7N 87.0W
    - Storm Intensity 90 mph
    - Movement West-northwest or 285 degrees at 7 mph

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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Hurricane Sally is continuing to move west northwest over the northern
Gulf of Mexico today. As it does so, Sally will slow and strengthen
further as it approaches the north-central Gulf Coast, before making
landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. As Sally moves northeast
Tuesday, and eventually turns more to the east- northeast on Wednesday,
it will bring tropical storm force winds into portions of southern
Mississippi. Sally will also bring very heavy rainfall to portions of
central and eastern Mississippi through Wednesday night.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* FLOODING RAIN:
Protect against life-threatening rainfall flooding having possible
devastating impacts across central-southeastern Mississippi. Potential
impacts include:
    - Extreme rainfall flooding may prompt numerous evacuations and
      rescues.
    - Rivers and tributaries may overwhelmingly overflow their banks
      in many places with deep moving water. Small streams, creeks,
      canals, and ditches may become raging rivers. Flood control
      systems and barriers may become stressed.
    - Flood waters can enter numerous structures within multiple
      communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or washed
      away. Numerous places where flood waters may cover escape
      routes. Streets and parking lots become rivers of raging water
      with underpasses submerged. Driving conditions become very
      dangerous. Numerous road and bridge closures with some weakened
      or washed out.

Protect against life-threatening rainfall flooding having possible
limited to extensive impacts across central-southeastern Mississippi.

* WIND:
Protect against dangerous wind having possible significant impacts
across southeast Mississippi. Potential impacts in this area include:
    - Some damage to roofing and siding materials, along with damage
      to porches, awnings, carports, and sheds. A few buildings
      experiencing window, door, and garage door failures. Mobile
      homes damaged, especially if unanchored. Unsecured lightweight
      objects become dangerous projectiles.
    - Several large trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater
      numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Several
      fences and roadway signs blown over.
    - Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban
      or heavily wooded places. A few bridges, causeways, and access
      routes impassable.
    - Scattered power and communications outages, but more prevalent
      in areas with above ground lines.

Also, protect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts
across central and southwest.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov
- For information on creating an emergency plan see getagameplan.org
- For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org

NEXT UPDATE
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The next local statement will be issued by the National Weather
Service in Jackson MS around 5 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions
warrant.

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