The eye of the storm is expected to pass near the coast of southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday before making landfall Tuesday night or Wednesday morning in the hurricane warning area, which stretches from east of Bay St.

As of Tuesday morning, the storm was located about 55 miles east of the mouth of the Mississippi River and about 110 miles south of Mobile, Alabama.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said storm surge from Sally is expected in some low-lying areas of the state. !

Storm surge from #Sally will still be a factor in some low lying areas of Louisiana.

Parts of Mississippi are experiencing storm surge as Hurricane Sally starts to inundate the Gulf Coast.

The causeway to Dauphin Island in Alabama has been closed, and they're closing down the Bankhead Tunnel in Mobile until an expected storm surge recedes. .

Rain was starting to intensify Tuesday along the I-10 highway that runs parallel to the coast through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

"A hurricane warning remains in effect for Baldwin County," the City of Orange Beach said in a Facebook post Tuesday morning.

Hurricane Sally is expected to produce heavy rains, tropical storm force winds, flash flooding and high surf along the Alabama Gulf Coast.".

As a result, the eye of the storm is going to take a while to get to the Gulf Coast, "and we're looking at about tomorrow morning now, a little bit later than we had been talking about earlier," De Block said at a press conference with Alabama's governor Tuesday morning.

"I know you all want to protect your family and your property, but this is not worth risking your life," she said Tuesday morning at a press conference. .

local time Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. .

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for:.

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is holding a joint press conference Tuesday morning with Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director Brian Hastings to give an update on the state's preparations for Hurricane Sally.

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards is scheduled to hold a media briefing about the state's response to Hurricane Sally on Tuesday at 2 p.m.

"The road conditions are worsening in Orange Beach and they are expected to get even worse as the rain continues throughout the day," the police department said Tuesday morning on Facebook

As Hurricane Sally projects to make landfall tonight, the City of Jackson is preparing for possible flooding and shelter for those who may be displaced by the storm

Hurricane #Sally is likely to produce extreme life-threatening flash flooding through Wed along and just inland of the central Gulf Coast from the western Florida Panhandle to far southeastern Mississippi

The following warnings and watches are in effect as of early Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. 

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for:

President Donald Trump has issued emergency declarations for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama

"We are fully engaged with State & Local Leaders to assist the great people of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi," he said

We are fully engaged with State & Local Leaders to assist the great people of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi

A senior specialist with the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday that people should continue to take the storm seriously since "devastating" rainfall is expected in large areas