Tropical Storm Sally Expected to Hit Louisiana as a CAT 1 Hurricane

What's Happening:

• Tropical Storm Sally is expected to make landfall on the southeast coast of Louisiana as a Category 1 Hurricane on Tuesday Morning.

• This comes only a few weeks after Hurricane Laura caused widespread devastation in the area.

• Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency and New Orleans officials have ordered residents to evacuate.

• Said the National Hurricane Center, "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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