Sally made landfall in that state as a 165 mph (270 km/h), 911 mbar hurricane. Hurricane Sally Recovery Update from City of Orange Beach (OBA®) - The City of Orange Beach’s debris contractor CrowderGulf will temporarily suspend debris pickup operations through the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, beginning on Wednesday, December 23rd. The southern portion of California was critically hit by Sally when it was over the state as a Category 1/2 hurricane. As Sally approaches the Mexican state of Tamaulipas as a Category 4 hurricane, the governor of that state orders everyone to evacuate out of the state. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Hurricane Sally brought heavy rain and choppy seas to the Florida panhandle on September 15, as the National Weather Service warned of “historic, life-threatening flash flooding along portions of the northern Gulf coast.”Footage of Hurricane Sally’s flooding shows Miramar Beach’s coastline submerged in water. It then weakened below tropical storm status 6 hours later that day at 1200 UTC. Hurricane Sally September 15-16, 2020 . Sally's heavy rain triggered multiple mudslides around the state, killing around 3,100 people there. Nowhere to get gas or ice. The season ranked as the third costliest ever at the time, but has since fallen to seventh costliest. To learn more about USGS’s role in providing science to decision makers before, during and after Hurricane Sally, visit usgs.gov/sally. Sally abruptly took a sharp turn to the west-southwest after intensifying into a hurricane. An additional 9,600 people died due to the crisis, totaling about 19,600 fatalities. Sally making landfall in Florida as a low-end Category 5 hurricane on October 11. IR-2020-222, September 24, 2020 WASHINGTON — Victims of Hurricane Sally that began on September 14 now have until January 15, 2021 to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. GOES-16 Clean Window Infrared (10.3 µm) Imagery over Sally, 1113 – 1312 UTC 14 September 2020. As slow-moving Hurricane Sally approached the Gulf Coast – eventually making landfall as a category 2 storm near Gulf Shores, Alabama, early Wednesday morning – its bands enveloped most of the Florida Panhandle. On October 3, the low finally started to organize and started to have a better convection and on October 6, it was designated as Tropical Depression Nineteen by the NHC. Please use the links below to view the text data for this product. These warm temperatures (yellow in the 7.34 µm image, blue in the 6.19 µm image) are regions of mid-level dryness:  the top of the moist layer is farther down in the atmosphere in these regions. California declared a state of emergency when the storm hit. The Mexican state of Tamaulipas started reporting hurricane force winds when Sally intensified into a Category 5 hurricane on October 15. Then when Nineteen moved out from the area of moderate wind shear at late October 7, it started to intensify, becoming a tropical storm on October 8 at 0600 UTC and earning the name Sally by the NHC. The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season activity is projected to be above normal, according to Triple-I non-resident scholar Dr. Phil Klotzbach and his team at Colorado State University(CSU). 2026 Atlantic hurricane season (Free Editing). It continued to intensify, becoming a Category 4 hurricane at 1800 UTC on the same day. Video taken in the western eyewall of Cat 5 Hurricane Michael as it slammed Panama City Beach with extreme wind. Abruptly, it rapidly intensified, jumping from a C1 to a C3 in 12 hours as it tries to loop around toward the north. It took some time to intensify and on October 21 at 1200 UTC, Sally strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane. The death toll totaled around ten thousand in the Mexican state altogether. Another 2,900 fatalities were caused by storm surge, which were estimated to be about 15 ft (4.6 m) high, and the flooding caused by the hurricane. The 2008 Atlantic hurricane season was the most destructive Atlantic hurricane season since 2005, causing over 1,000 deaths and nearly $50 billion (2008 USD) in damage. Tropical Storm Arthur formed two days early on May 30, 2008. It was slow to intensify at first but it finally intensified into a tropical storm 2 days after it formed. Latest Text File | | Archive | About. Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) data overlain on the ABI imagery show active lightning in a feeder band to the east of the storm, but little lightning in the storm center. It finally turned post-tropical on October 23 at 0000 UTC, while it was still over Southern California. 2020-09-17. Laura and Sally affecting Gulf Coast, waves from Paulette and Teddy to strike Atlantic beaches. “The beach is gone,” wrote @jbakerhfd on Instagram.The National … A toggle between Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared Window (11.45 µm) images (below) showed Sally at 1806 UTC. As Hurricane Sally approached the US Gulf Coast, the USGS Coastal Change Hazards team produced a series of forecasts for impacts on the beach. About 1.5 million people prepared for the hurricane and evacuated, making it one of the biggest evacuations for a hurricane. About 2 million evacuated out of the hurricane's projected path. The city of Soto la Marina reported 32.95 in (837 mm) of rain, due to Sally's slow movement while approaching Mexico. My next experience was … It suddenly rapidly intensified after its short eyewall replacement cycle, becoming a Category 5 hurricane again early on October 15. Hurricane Sally was the seventh hurricane of the Atlantic 2020 season and made landfall near Gulf Shores, AL on September 16th. 4 months ago Hurricane Sally destroyed the interior of our facilitie... s when the original roof (which was poorly installed in 2008!) Hurricane Sally was moving very slowly in the north-central Gulf of Mexico at sunrise on 15 September 2020. About 10,000 people were initially reported to be killed during the hurricane. Sally peaking in the East Pacific as a Category 4 hurricane on October 23. Nineteen didn't change in intensity for a day due to moderate wind shear. But the evacuation was a very slow process, people were stuck in the freeways and highways for hours since the California traffic is common for them. PHOTOS: Hundreds rescued amid Hurricane Sally's heavy rain, flooding Digital Writers. A locked padlock) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Hurricane Sally then took a turn and huffed and puffed. GOES-16 Upper Level (6,19 µm) and Lower Level (7.34 µm) water vapor imagery, 1311 UTC on 15 September 2020 (Click to enlarge). When the hurricane reaches Category 5 strength and made landfall at this intensity, it completely wrecked and damaged the buildings along the coast, sending waves and storm surge of up to 10 ft (3 m) to the shores of Florida. Despite the favorable conditions there, the tropical low remained disorganized for about a week. How the GameStop Short Squeeze Is like the VW Squeeze of 2008. A tropical wave formed over Africa in the midst of September. The 1200 UTC MIMIC Total Precipitable Water (TPW) field, below (from this site) suggests that dryer Continental air might be affecting the storm. Atlantic hurricane database (HURDAT2) 1851-2019 (6.1MB download) This dataset was provided on 28 April 2020 to include the 2019 best tracks. It then started to intensify again, becoming a major hurricane again on October 13. Morphed microwave imagery, below, (from this site), shows the effect of dry air on the storm structure. Many houses were lost into the Rappahannock and Potomac rivers during Isabel. Sally created storm surge of about 20 ft (6.1 m) tall and produced rainfall of up to 43 in (1092 mm), making many of the cities there in SoCal flooded after the major drought they were suffering since 4 months. The next day, it managed to quickly intensify into a Category 5 hurricane before it made landfall in the state of Florida. The Mexican state of Tamaulipas started reporting hurricane-force winds when Sally intensified into a Category 5 hurricane on October 15. When Sally turned westward and approached the state of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane, hurricane and tropical storm watches were issued along the eastern edge of the state, ending at the cities of St. Augustine Beach and Daytona Beach. It got its convection back together again and on October 19 at 1800 UTC, it intensified into a hurricane again. †Dataset in shapefile format only (delivered as a .zip file) ‡ Dataset in shapefile and kml/kmz formats * Probabilistic Storm Surge is available when U.S. Hurricane Watches/Warnings are in effect ‡ • Wind Speed Probabilities (WSP) This dataset is available in shapefile and kml/kmz formats. No power for 13 days. The hurricane knocked out the power for the whole state, which lasted more than two weeks before the power started to come back again. Sally brought rain and other conditions to the state of Florida starting when it was rapidly strengthening from Category 1 status. A day later, hurricane and tropical storm warnings were put up in the same areas, as Sally intensifies into a Category 5 hurricane again. The first tropical storm that attains a sustained wind speed of at least 39 miles per hour in a calendar year is given the name that begins with an "A" from that year's list. decided to "leave the building" and allow tens of thousands of gallons of rain to floor it inside from top to bottom. Heavily evacuated Interstate 5 in preparations for the hurricane. The eyewall almost forms — but it is eroded along its southern edge by dry air. It then made a very rare landfall in the northwestern tip of Baja California while it was a Category 2 hurricane, with winds of up to 100 mph (160 km/h) when it struck. Advected Layer Precipitation Water from 1200 UTC (here, from this site), tells a similar tale. Talk about versatility, this vessel is equally happy on the ocean or a lake. Florida's total damage from the hurricane is estimated to be $20 billion (USD). Science and Engineering Center, Block Editing, the CIMSS Satellite Blog and You, The GOES-R Proving Ground at the Aviation Weather Testbed, VIIRS Imagery and Visualization Team Blog, Environmental Remote Sensing Center, SSEC, NWS WFO-scale satellite images (eastern US), NWS WFO-scale satellite images (western US), SSEC AMRC Antarctic composite image animations, SSEC AMRC Arctic composite image animation, SSEC composite GOES-West/GOES-East IR animation. What a fun boat! The hurricane completed damaged the houses and other buildings there. A visible animation (from 1130-1313 UTC) without the GLM overlay is available here. Thinking it'll strike the state as a Category 2 hurricane, the people in the Florida East Coast prepared carefully for the hurricane that was coming for them. It then reached its peak intensity at 0600 UTC that day, with maximum sustained winds of 175 mph (280 km/h) and a minimum central pressure of 908 mbar (hPa). At one point, Sally was inching along at like 2 MPH dumping torrential rain. Hurricane Sally made landfall at the Florida/Alabama border as a Category 2 storm. The Hurricane Hunters quickly flew into the hurricane on October 11 at 0600 UTC. It rapidly weakened after landfall, becoming a Category 2 after it emerged to the Gulf of Mexico. Map plotting the track and the intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale. On October 6 since the low organized, it was designated as a tropical depression. But like the rest of the state, the Panhandle is … The city of San Diego reported a wind gust of up to 90 mph (145 km/h) and Los Angeles reported 80 mph (130 km/h) wind gusts. It reached Category 3 major hurricane status again early on October 13. Hypothetical Hurricanes Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The coldest cloud-top infrared brightness temperature northwest of the eye was -86ºC. At the same time, on October 13, hurricane watches and tropical storm watches were issued for the whole state of Tamaulipas, as well as parts of Texas, up to the Padre Island. I will never forget the howling of the winds and thinking this will this ever stop. The city of Palm Coast reported the rainfall there of up to 19.57 in (497 mm). Its upgrade to a Category 5 is its initial peak intensity, with sustained winds of up to 160 mph (260 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 930 mbar (hPa). Residents of SoCal say that this was the worst disaster that they have ever seen. Hurricane Sally hammered the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama in mid-September with up to 30 inches of rain, wind gusts up to 121 mph and storm surge flooding. The storm inflicted about $120 billion (USD) from California alone. During the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season there was a total of sixteen named storms: 16 tropical storms, 8 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. It made landfall during its initial peak intensity directly hitting the city of Flagler Beach, Florida on October 11 at 0600 UTC. It then weakened below major hurricane strength six hours later. The toggle above of GOES-16 infrared upper-level and lower-level water vapor imagery (observed at 6.19 µm and 7.34 µm, respectively), shows warm brightness temperatures to the west of the storm. Sally made landfall at Gulf Shores on Sept. 16, pummeling the coast with fierce winds and as much as 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rain. Intensification of Sally has been affected by dry air near the storm (as mentioned in this discussion, for example). Sally then made landfall at the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, weakening rapidly inland. Forecasts were updated daily based on wave and storm surge forecasts from NOAA. However, it remained a hurricane while remaining tropical over SoCal, becoming only one of the two known storms to impact California as a hurricane, the other one is the 1858 San Diego hurricane. It was one of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes on record, causing a total of 34,700 fatalities and inflicting about $185 billion (USD). Cities around central Florida reported wind gusts up to 165 mph (265 km/h). The depression somehow managed to hold on for another 24 hours before crossing into the East Pacific basin, the first one to cross since Hurricane Marco 6 years ago in 2020. After its weakening, Sally abruptly rapidly intensified, becoming a major hurricane 6 hours later. It further weakened briefly to a Category 1 hurricane on October 12 at 0600 UTC before it got its convection back together and then strengthened back into a Category 2 just 6 hours later. It then hit Baja California Sur as a weak 40/1003 TS on October 18 at 0600 UTC. When Category 4 hurricane Sally in the Eastern Pacific quickly barrels into California, people in San Diego and Los Angeles were very shocked about the hurricane going to hit them. The people there were so shocked that when they were ordered to evacuate by the Californian government, they quickly prepared and evacuated. Hurricane and Tropical Storm watches were put up from the Mexican state of Baja California to Los Angeles. Hurricane Sally at peak intensity nearing Mexico on October 15. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.. This was an incredibly slow-moving storm. It again weakened to a TD six hours later over the western edge of the state. As a result, many people couldn't evacuate before the hurricane struck. The hurricane inflation more than $43 billion (USD) in damages in Tamaulipas alone. Suomi NPP VIIRS Visible (0.64 µm) and Infrared Window (11.45 µm) images at 1806 UTC [click to enlarge], Posted in GLM, GOES-16, Lightning, Microwave, Suomi NPP, Tropical cyclones, VIIRS | No Comments », Space The toggle above of GOES-16 infrared upper-level and lower-level water vapor imagery (observed at 6.19 µm and 7.34 µm, respectively), shows warm brightness temperatures to the west of the storm. The city of Soto la Marinareported 32.95 in (837 mm) of rain, due to Sally’s slow movement w… It has since been downgraded to a Tropical Storm but it brought catastrophic flash flooding from the rain and a powerful storm surge. Sally rapidly weakened inland over Mexico, plummeting below major hurricane status just 12 hours after landfall and weakening into a tropical storm just 24 hours after landfall on October 16. My first lesson learned was Hurricane Isabel in 2003. In total, Sally killed about 4,120 people direct and indirect, mainly due to storm surge, flooding, and more. Hurricane Sally was a catastrophic and devastating Category 5 hurricane that struck Florida, Mexico, and California on a long-lived and erratic track, causing major flooding and humanitarian crises to those areas. A day later, it intensified into a hurricane and on October 10 intensified into a Category 2 hurricane. Visible imagery, below, at sunrise shows a thick clouds over the center of the storm. The CSU team have issued an early forecast of 16 named storms, eight hurricanes, and four major hurricanes for the year, with above-average probability for major hurricanes making landfall along the continental United States coastline and in th… Time of This Image: 2020-09-17 12:00 These warm temperatures (yellow in the 7.34 µm image, blue in the 6.19 µm image) are regions … While the exterior and structure of the facility received very minor damage it was catastrophic on the inside. It curved to the north-northwest while it intensified. Microwave-derived Total Precipitable Water, 1200 UTC on 15 September 2020 (Click to enlarge). I have been through three major hurricanes that tore up my area of Virginia pretty badly. ESTATE SALE MOTIVATED SELLER> Like new, this 2018 Hurricane SunDeck 2200DC has just 60 hours on its 200hp Mercury Verado Pro. But in Sally's wake, it sabotaged the water supply and left many people homeless and poor, causing a human crisis there. Sally left many communities in the state in despair in the wake of the hurricane. The hurricane was situated in cooler waters after its peak intensity in the basin, and it didn't weaken back to a Category 3 until 0000 UTC on October 22. Sally produced widespread wind, storm surge, and freshwater flooding across coastal AL and the western Florida Panhandle. It then strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane on October 10 at 0000 UTC, but it suddenly weakened back to a Category 1 at 1800 UTC "for no apparent reason, it just randomly weakened", stated the NHC. It then weakened slightly before its landfall due to it interaction with land. The second storm is given the name that begins with a "B." Animation of Sally intensifying and making landfall in Tamaulipas on October 15. In March 2027, the WMO retired the name Sally due to all of the devastation and deaths it caused. Hurricane Sally made landfall in Gulf Shores, AL at 5am on Wednesday, September 16th as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph. Hurricane Sally looks to be a very significant hurricane for the northern Gulf Coast according to Triple-I non-resident scholar and Colorado State University atmospheric scientist Dr. Philip Klotzbach.. It damaged many buildings and towers in the San Diego and Los Angeles’ metropolitan areas and cut off the power there for up to 2 days. A GOES-16 Mesoscale sector placed over the storm allowed for 1-minute imagery, and the Clean Infrared window animation, above, for the 2 hours centered on Sunrise, show a compact storm south of Mobile Bay and east of the Mississippi River delta. They had reported a maximum 160 mph winds inside the hurricane and the NHC did just that by upgrading the hurricane to a Category 5. It was replaced by Stella for the 2032 season. Sally's winds were dropped 10 mph (km/h) to 165 mph (270 km/h) and the pressure was upped to 911 mbar (hPa) once it made landfall in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas 6 hours later. GLM Flash Density (1-minute observations) are also plotted (Click to animate). Around 650,000 people evacuated away from the state and away from where the hurricane's going to strike; another 15,000 were asked to evacuate but refused to. AL-2020-02, September 21, 2020 Alabama — Victims of Hurricane Sally that took place on Sept. 14 now have until Jan. 15, 2021, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today. The storm formed late on May 30, 2008, and was designated Tropical Storm Arthur near the Belize coast early on May 31, developing out of the interaction between a tropical wave and the remnants of Tropical Storm Alma, and made landfall on Belize later that day. 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season (funnycomixking), 2024 Atlantic hurricane season (Free Editing), 2025 Atlantic hurricane season (Free Editing), https://hypotheticalhurricanes.fandom.com/wiki/Hurricane_Sally?oldid=499814, Pages using duplicate arguments in template calls.