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Hurricane Sally Update #2

• Mayor Grover Robinson issued Declaration of State of Emergency 20-04 Monday, Sept. 14, declaring a local state of emergency due to Hurricane Sally.
• City of Pensacola offices are closed Tuesday, Sept. 15 and Wednesday, Sept. 16, and City of Pensacola Sanitation customers will experience a change in their pickup schedule for the remainder of the week. 
• Pensacola International Airport is closed until further notice.
• Several roads in the City of Pensacola are closed due to flooding from Hurricane Sally. Click here for more information. 
• City of Pensacola real-time road closures map: View the City of Pensacola road closures map here.

• A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Escambia County. 
• A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Escambia County. 
• At 1 p.m. today, the center of Hurricane Sally was located about 60 miles (95 km) east of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 105 miles (165 km) south of Mobile, Alabama. Sally is moving toward the northwest near 2 mph (4 km/h).  A slow north-northwestward to northward motion is expected this afternoon, followed by a slow northward to north-northeastward motion tonight through Wednesday night.
• On the forecast track, the center of Sally will pass near the coast of southeastern Louisiana today, and make landfall in the hurricane warning area late tonight or Wednesday.
• Hurricane conditions are expected to begin within the hurricane warning area later today or tonight. Tropical storm conditions are already occurring in portions of the warning areas, and these conditions will continue through Wednesday night
• Isolated tornadoes may occur today through Wednesday across portions of the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama.
• Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts - a category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 125 miles (205 km).
• Sally is forecast to produce 10 to 20 inches of rainfall with isolated amounts of 30 inches along and just inland of the central Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to far southeastern Mississippi. 
• A Flash Flood Watch for Escambia County is in effect through Thursday morning. 
• High rip current risk through the end of the week.
• A High Surf Warning is in effect for Escambia County through 6 p.m. Wednesday. 

• Review/make your family plan. Need help? Read more on how to care for your family here. 
• Know your zone. Look up your address online here. You can search by address or parcel number and then look for the “Emergency Management Report.” The address function is self-populating, so type slowly and then choose the address from the drop down list.
• Restock your disaster kit supplies/get a kit. Your disaster kit should have at least three days of nonperishable food and three gallons of water for each person and pet in your home, along with other supplies. Click here to see our latest disaster kit shopping list.
• Prep your yard.  As we are entering the height of hurricane season, it is also recommended that residents take a few minutes to inspect their home and yard. Check for, fix or remove loose items on your home and sheds. Clear loose and clogged rain gutters and down spouts. Trim trees and shrubs around your home.  
• Stay informed. Things can change quickly. Learn more here. Monitor local media and legitimate online and social media sources like Escambia County Emergency Management, US National Weather Service Mobile, and NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center. 

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