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| Tropical Storm Gordon Poised to Hit Gulf Coast as a Hurricane | Tropical Storm Gordon Poised to Hit Gulf Coast as a Hurricane |
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| Tropical Storm Gordon was poised to become the first hurricane to threaten the continental United States this year as it gathered strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. | Tropical Storm Gordon was poised to become the first hurricane to threaten the continental United States this year as it gathered strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday. |
| After becoming a tropical storm only on Monday as it passed over the Florida Keys, Gordon was expected to intensify to a Category One hurricane before striking the Gulf Coast late Tuesday or early Wednesday, forecasters said. | After becoming a tropical storm only on Monday as it passed over the Florida Keys, Gordon was expected to intensify to a Category One hurricane before striking the Gulf Coast late Tuesday or early Wednesday, forecasters said. |
| Gordon had maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour — nine miles per hour below the meteorological threshold for a hurricane — and was about 190 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River on Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from the mouth of the Pearl River to Alabama’s border with Florida, and a tropical storm warning was issued for an even wider area. | Gordon had maximum sustained winds of 65 miles per hour — nine miles per hour below the meteorological threshold for a hurricane — and was about 190 miles east-southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River on Tuesday morning, the National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from the mouth of the Pearl River to Alabama’s border with Florida, and a tropical storm warning was issued for an even wider area. |
| “Residents in these areas should listen to advice from their local officials,” the hurricane center said in a forecast discussion. “All preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion, as tropical storm conditions are expected to arrive in the warning areas this afternoon.” | “Residents in these areas should listen to advice from their local officials,” the hurricane center said in a forecast discussion. “All preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion, as tropical storm conditions are expected to arrive in the warning areas this afternoon.” |
| The language, familiar to people living along the Gulf, came as the state and local authorities readied for a storm whose primary threats appeared to be rainfall and storm surge. Some areas of the coast could record a foot of rain, forecasters said, and officials warned of the threat of flooding. | The language, familiar to people living along the Gulf, came as the state and local authorities readied for a storm whose primary threats appeared to be rainfall and storm surge. Some areas of the coast could record a foot of rain, forecasters said, and officials warned of the threat of flooding. |
| The governors of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi declared emergencies. Many schools along the coast were closed Tuesday morning, with others expected to shut down in the afternoon. Some districts announced that their classrooms would also be empty on Wednesday. | |
| The City of Biloxi, Miss., ordered its harbors and marinas evacuated, affecting about 300 vessels, but local leaders were plainly trying to avoid wide panic. | The City of Biloxi, Miss., ordered its harbors and marinas evacuated, affecting about 300 vessels, but local leaders were plainly trying to avoid wide panic. |
| “We’re asking people to do the same things that we’re doing: prepare,” Mayor Andrew Gilich said in a statement. “There’s no reason to be alarmed. We’re being told to expect rain and wind, and we’re preparing accordingly. We expected our citizens to be doing the same.” | “We’re asking people to do the same things that we’re doing: prepare,” Mayor Andrew Gilich said in a statement. “There’s no reason to be alarmed. We’re being told to expect rain and wind, and we’re preparing accordingly. We expected our citizens to be doing the same.” |
| Although New Orleans, the economic and cultural center of the coast, was not expected to suffer a direct strike, the city’s new mayor, LaToya Cantrell, issued an emergency declaration and a voluntary evacuation order for certain neighborhoods. A handful of Louisiana parishes handed out sandbags. | Although New Orleans, the economic and cultural center of the coast, was not expected to suffer a direct strike, the city’s new mayor, LaToya Cantrell, issued an emergency declaration and a voluntary evacuation order for certain neighborhoods. A handful of Louisiana parishes handed out sandbags. |
| The Gulf Coast contended with a hurricane last October, when Nate made landfall at the Mississippi River’s mouth as a Category One storm. The hurricane, which had earlier led to substantial destruction and dozens of deaths in Central America, caused about $225 million in damage in the United States and contributed to two fatalities. | The Gulf Coast contended with a hurricane last October, when Nate made landfall at the Mississippi River’s mouth as a Category One storm. The hurricane, which had earlier led to substantial destruction and dozens of deaths in Central America, caused about $225 million in damage in the United States and contributed to two fatalities. |
| And in May, Alberto, then a subtropical storm, made landfall near Laguna Beach, Fla., just northwest of Panama City. The storm caused flooding and mudslides across the South, including in North Carolina, where two television journalists were killed when a tree struck their vehicle. | And in May, Alberto, then a subtropical storm, made landfall near Laguna Beach, Fla., just northwest of Panama City. The storm caused flooding and mudslides across the South, including in North Carolina, where two television journalists were killed when a tree struck their vehicle. |