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Weather Update 9.17.20 - U.S.

Posted by Jarrett on Sep 17, 2020 7:43:35 AM


Heavy rainfall, flooding, gusty winds, and the risk of a few tornadoes will continue over portions of the Southeast U.S. as Tropical Storm Sally gradually weakens. States with Active Advisories: Georgia, South Carolina, North  Carolina, Virginia

The center of Sally is about 50 miles southeast of Montgomery, Alabama. Sally is picking up forward speed and is weakening as it moves inland over the Deep South. Flooding rainfall and gusty winds continue to impact parts of Georgia and is spreading into the Carolinas.  Widespread flooding is expected from central Georgia through southeastern Virginia. Along the central Gulf Coast, most widespread moderate to major river flooding form the historic rainfall event will crest by the weekend, but rivers will remain elevated well into next week.

 

Flooding Rainfall: Georgia, South Carolina, North  Carolina, Virginia
  • Additional 3 to 6 inches, with totals up to 12 inches, is possible in central Georgia.
  • 3 to 6 inches, with locally up to 10 inches, in central and Upstate South Carolina.
  • 4 to 6 inches, with locally up to 8 inches, in western and central North Carolina into southeast Virginia.
Tornadoes: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina
​Isolated tornadoes are possible through early Friday morning in parts of eastern Georgia, much of South Carolina and eastern North Carolina.
 
Transit Impacts:
Louisiana
  • I-55 closed due to flooding near Ruddock
Alabama
  • I-10 from Mobile to Florida state line
Florida 
  • US-98 from Alabama state line to Panama City
 
Sally became the eighth tropical cyclone in the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season to make a mainland U.S. landfall, a record number through mid-September. Sally also made landfall in the exact same location as Category 3 Hurricane Ivan in 2004.  More than 530,000 homes and businesses were without power across southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle as of about 7 p.m. CDT Wednesday.

 

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