Hurricane Sally made landfall on the southern coast of the United States on Wednesday.

The hurricane hit Gulf Shores, Alabama, the US National Hurricane Center informed.

The weather centre said the "Category 2 storm, packing sustained winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour, was likely to cause catastrophic and life-threatening flooding in coastal areas."

The hurricane had strengthened into a category 2 storm earlier as it moved closer to the United States.

Ahead of the hurricane, authorities evacuated at least 75,000 homes in Alabama and Florida.

"We are looking at record flooding, perhaps breaking historic levels. And with rising water comes a greater risk for loss of property and life," Alabama governor said, adding,"I urge you in the strongest way possible to evacuate if conditions permit and seek shelter elsewhere as possible today."

The governor had declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of the arrival of the hurricane including Mississippi governor Tate Reeves had also declared a state of emergency even as Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards asked residents to be careful.

"Be smart and be safe," Edwards said.

Hurricane Sally made landfall on the southern coast of the United States on Wednesday. The hurricane hit Gulf Shores, Alabama, the US National Hurricane Center informed.

Hurricane Sally made landfall on the southern coast of the United States on Wednesday. The hurricane hit Gulf Shores, Alabama, the US National Hurricane Center informed. The weather centre said the "Category 2 storm, packing sustained winds of up to 165 kilometers per hour, was likely to cause catastrophic and life-threatening flooding in coastal areas." The hurricane had strengthened into a category 2 storm earlier as it moved closer to the United States. Ahead of the hurricane, authorities evacuated at least 75,000 homes in Alabama and Florida. "We are looking at record flooding, perhaps breaking historic levels. And with rising water comes a greater risk for loss of property and life," Alabama governor said, adding,"I urge you in the strongest way possible to evacuate if conditions permit and seek shelter elsewhere as possible today." The governor had declared a state of emergency on Monday ahead of the arrival of the hurricane including Mississippi governor Tate Reeves had also declared a state of emergency even as Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards asked residents to be careful. "Be smart and be safe," Edwards said.

Hurricane Sally makes landfall in US Gulf Coast

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to &quot;operational issues.&quot;

&quot;We are in the process of a safe and systematic shutdown of operations,&quot; a company statement said.

ExxonMobil said it was &quot;taking all precautions&quot; to ensure workers&#39; safety and minimise the impact of the closure on employees and the local community.

The group said all of its other Gulf Coast facilities were continuing to operate normally.

The Baytown complex is one of the biggest refining and petrochemical sites in the world.

Situated some 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston, it produces an average 584,000 barrels of crude oil a day and employs 7,000 workers.

Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to strike the US mainland since 2005 and to hit Texas since 1961, roared onto the state&#39;s Gulf Coast late Friday as an immensely powerful category four hurricane.

It has since been downgraded to tropical storm status but is continuing to drop record amounts of rain.

The area from Houston to Galveston was hit by some two feet (60 centimeters) of rain in 24 hours, and authorities have warned of catastrophic flooding of historic proportions.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, was asked about the storm during an appearance Sunday on Fox News Sunday.

He said his former industry had been through many major storms and was probably among the &quot;most prepared for these types of events.&quot;

But, he added, &quot;there will be challenges that are created by a storm of this magnitude.&quot;

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to "operational issues."

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to "operational issues." "We are in the process of a safe and systematic shutdown of operations," a company statement said. ExxonMobil said it was "taking all precautions" to ensure workers' safety and minimise the impact of the closure on employees and the local community. The group said all of its other Gulf Coast facilities were continuing to operate normally. The Baytown complex is one of the biggest refining and petrochemical sites in the world. Situated some 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston, it produces an average 584,000 barrels of crude oil a day and employs 7,000 workers. Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to strike the US mainland since 2005 and to hit Texas since 1961, roared onto the state's Gulf Coast late Friday as an immensely powerful category four hurricane. It has since been downgraded to tropical storm status but is continuing to drop record amounts of rain. The area from Houston to Galveston was hit by some two feet (60 centimeters) of rain in 24 hours, and authorities have warned of catastrophic flooding of historic proportions. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, was asked about the storm during an appearance Sunday on Fox News Sunday. He said his former industry had been through many major storms and was probably among the "most prepared for these types of events." But, he added, "there will be challenges that are created by a storm of this magnitude."

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Hurricane Sally makes landfall in US Gulf Coast

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