“In the center of the hurricane, the wind speed is 155 kilometers per hour.
"Sally" is located about 170 kilometers east of the mouth of the Mississippi River, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico "- specified on the site of the center.
According to the Associated Press, residents of the Gulf Coast are actively buying water and other essential goods amid the expected intensification of the hurricane.
A storm warning has been announced in several areas of Louisiana and Florida.
Earlier, the US National Hurricane Observation Center reported that tropical storm Sally had formed off the coast of Florida.