As Sally crawls along the coast of southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama for two to three days, it will unload tremendous amounts of rain and produce flooding, some of which is likely to be substantial. “Life-threatening flash flooding is possible and widespread minor to isolated major flooding on area rivers is likely along and just inland of the Central Gulf Coast,” the National Hurricane Center wrote as one of its key messages Monday. The Weather Service office in Mobile, Ala., warned of “possible devastating impacts” from the flooding. The heaviest amounts are forecast just to its east, but shifts in the storm track remain possible. By Wednesday, as the storm moves farther inland, six to 12 inches of rain are projected inland for southeastern Mississippi and Alabama.

Source: Washington Post September 14, 2020 13:52 UTC