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Gordon Making Landfall Near AL-MS Border
September 4, 2018
A Tropical Storm Warning is in our effect in our local area. A hurricane warning is in effect for an area including the Alabama and Mississippi coast.
At 10 p.m. Tropical Storm Gordon was making landfall just west of the Alabama-Mississippi border.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles from the center. A NOAA Coastal Marine Observing site on Dauphin Island has measured a sustained wind of 57 mph with a gust to 72 mph. A wind gust of 61 mph was recently observed at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Gordon is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 4 to 8 inches over the western Florida Panhandle and southwest Alabama with isolated maximum amounts of 12 inches through late Thursday.
Here is your official forecast:
Tonight: Tropical storm conditions possible. Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. High near 85. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 89. East wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88.
![[Image of probabilities of 34-kt winds]](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT07/refresh/AL072018_wind_probs_34_F120+png/031822.png)
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