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US meteorologists warned that Hurricane Sally intensified Monday night, causing a Category 2 hurricane to threaten the southeastern United States. The National Center said
US meteorologists warned that Hurricane Sally intensified Monday night, causing a Category 2 hurricane to threaten the southeastern United States.
The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane continues to move toward the US coast, accompanied by winds of up to 155 km / hour, and is expected to make landfall starting Tuesday.
The center warned that the force of the hurricane could “intensify” further Monday night and Tuesday morning to become a “dangerous hurricane when it moves over the coast.”
And Sally, who is still 170 kilometers from the mouth of the Mississippi River, could cause a fatal rise in water levels in three contiguous states: Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
And authorities have warned that New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago, is one of the areas at risk.
Kay Ivey, governor of Alabama, declared a state of emergency in her border state with Florida, warning that “bad weather is not something to be taken lightly.”
“We pray that Sally does not cause harm, but we must be prepared,” he added, asking state residents to be extremely cautious.
