Sally is now a tropical storm
Hours after Hurricane Sally made landfall, Escambia County, Florida Sheriff David Morgan says the devastation from the storm is “bad.”
During a news conference on Wednesday morning, Morgan said there was extensive flooding in Escambia County from Sally.
“It’s going to take a considerable amount of time to clean this up,” Morgan said.
Morgan compared Sally’s devastation from the water to that of Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
The sheriff anticipates thousands of residents will need to be evacuated due to flooding and covered roadways.
“It’s going to be a long time folks for us to come out of this thing,” Morgan said. The sheriff is urging residents to stay indoors and to call 911 if they are in a life-threatening situation and need to be evacuated from the home.
Morgan says there are no reports of injuries or fatalities at this time.
