Tropical Storm Gordon makes landfall on the Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Gordon has made landfall. The National Hurricane Center said Gordon, the seventh-named storm of the season, came ashore just west of the Alabama-Mississippi state line around 10 p.m. Tuesday with 70 mph winds, just shy of hurricane force.

Gordon makes landfall as a tropical storm

National Hurricane Center

Gordon makes landfall as a tropical storm

Tropical Storm Gordon has come ashore.

As of the last advisory for the National Hurricane Center, at 10 p.m. CDT Tuesday, Gordon was located about 35 miles south-southwest of Mobile and was moving northwest at 14 mph.

Gordon may have gotten its act together too late, fortunately for the Gulf Coast.

Eye passed over Dauphin Island

NWS

Eye passed over Dauphin Island

Coastal water levels began to rise two hours ago, according to the weather service in Mobile just before 9:30 p.m.

"Dauphin Island is undoubtedly experiencing inundation from surge as the eye just went over the west end" of the island during the past hour. According to the weather service there are also reports of power outages at Dauphin Island.