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Sally is no longer a hurricane, but a tropical storm.
But despite the downgrade, the danger is far from over.
In the southern United States, the storm has already caused chaos in the form of major flooding.
Hurricane Sally was downgraded to a tropical storm when it stopped on land.
On Wednesday night Swedish time, news of the downgrade came from the US NHC (National Hurricane Center).
However, the storm is still considered to pose a major threat to residents of the southern United States.
“Catastrophic and life-threatening flooding is affecting parts of northwest Florida and southern Alabama,” the NHC wrote on Twitter.
Georgia is expected to be hit on Thursday and Friday. South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia are also in the danger zone.
NHC writes that states are at risk of severe flooding.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / AP
Compare to Harvey 2017
Over the past 24 hours, up to 480 millimeters of rain has fallen in Florida. The floods got even worse when Sally hit the ocean waves.
Hurricane expert Stacy Stewart tells AP news agency that the awaiting floods can take many lives:
– If you live near rivers, streams or other waterways, you should evacuate as soon as possible and go somewhere else.
It is feared that the flooding could be as extensive as during Hurricane Harvey 2017.
One of the most affected cities at the moment is Pensacola, Florida, where streets and squares have already been submerged.
“The number of flooded roads and intersections, along with dangerous debris, has become too numerous to list,” Pensacola police wrote on Twitter.
Photo: Gerald Herbert / AP
A little over 10,000 homes in danger
Wind speeds of 165 kilometers per hour were measured when Sally made landfall and in total there are no more than 500,000 homes and businesses in the affected electricity area.
More than 10,000 homes are in danger of being destroyed when Sally retires and the governors of four states have urged their residents to leave their homes.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey declared a state of emergency and addressed the residents of Mobile Bay in the state directly.
– I urge you in the strongest terms to evacuate and seek protection if you have the opportunity, Ivey said according to the AP news agency.
Slow and dangerous
Sally has been moving slower than the average hurricane or storm. At one point, the speed was just over two miles per hour.
“This one is slow,” Mobile Alabama restaurant owner Grant Saltz told Reuters.
– The strong winds lasted a long time. Instead of a few hours, we had the storm for twelve hours.
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