Just three weeks after Hurricane Laura devastated areas of the western side of the Gulf Coast Council (western Louisiana), Hurricane Sally has slammed the eastern areas of the Council. Hardest hit was Gulf Shores, Alabama, with winds of 100 mph. However, coastal flooding seriously impacted a much wider area, from southeast Louisiana, coastal Mississippi, to the Florida Panhandle. And torrential rainfall flooded areas inland from southern Mississippi to as far east as Tallahassee.
The slow-moving storm stalled just off the mouth of the Mississippi River before tracking on a more northeasterly course. Due to shearing from upper level winds, most of the serious weather was to the northeastern quadrant of the storm. This resulted in some areas of coastal Alabama and northwest Florida receiving up to 4 inches of rain per hour. Currently, Sally is bringing heavy rain to the Carolinas as a low pressure system.
In addition to property damage, there were washouts along beaches. Areas of the coast may be unavailable to anglers for weeks to come. Unlike Laura, where there were widespread reports of storm-related fish kills, there appears to be only a handful of fish kill reports, mostly from small ponds and lakes.
