Meteorologists with the National Hurricane Center says Sally has rapidly strengthened to a hurricane, sustaining top winds of around 85 mph.
Thousands of Gulf Coast residents were busy rushing to finish last-minute preparations Monday as Hurricane Sally chugged slowly through warm Gulf waters. Forecasters said the biggest threat is flooding, with as much as two feet of rain falling in some areas.
A spokesperson with the National Hurricane Center said early Monday, "The bottom line continues to be that Sally is expected to be a dangerous slow-moving hurricane near the coast of southeastern Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama during the next 2-3 days."
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