AccuWeather meteorologists are sounding the alarm for a powerful Category 3 hurricane expected to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast this Thursday. With maximum sustained wind gusts of 111-130 mph, the storm poses a significant threat of major storm surge, flooding, and widespread power outages. “This is expected to be a large hurricane with a major storm surge threat and impacts that will reach hundreds of miles inland from where this storm makes landfall,” said AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter. “We expect significant flooding problems that could reach as far inland as Atlanta and…