{"id": "1206253292566216707", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-08-31T15:21:00Z", "wmo": "HLSLCH", "msg": "340\nWTUS84 KLCH 311521\nHLSLCH\nLAZ073-074-141-142-152-241>243-252-TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-312330-\n\nPotential Tropical Cyclone Five Local Statement Advisory Number 1\nNational Weather Service Lake Charles LA  AL052026\n1021 AM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026\n\nThis product covers Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas\n\n**TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TEXAS AND \nSOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA COAST** \n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for East Cameron, \n      Lower Jefferson, and West Cameron\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for East Cameron, Lower \n      Jefferson, and West Cameron\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n    - About 220 miles southeast of Sabine Pass TX\n    - 27.8N 91.0W\n    - Storm Intensity 35 mph\n    - Movement West-northwest or 285 degrees at 5 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nPotential tropical cyclone 5 is getting organized south of the Louisiana coast this morning.\nThe system is expected to increase into a tropical storm and make landfall across Southeast\nTexas or Southwest Louisiana tomorrow. \n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible \nsignificant impacts across Across Southeast Texas. Potential \nimpacts include:\n    - Moderate rainfall flooding may prompt several evacuations and \n      rescues.\n    - Rivers and tributaries may quickly become swollen with swifter \n      currents and overspill their banks in a few places, especially \n      in usually vulnerable spots. Small streams, creeks, canals, and \n      ditches overflow.\n    - Flood waters can enter some structures or weaken foundations. \n      Several places may experience expanded areas of rapid \n      inundation at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor drainage \n      areas. Some streets and parking lots take on moving water as \n      storm drains and retention ponds overflow. Driving conditions \n      become hazardous. Some road and bridge closures.\n\nProtect against locally hazardous rainfall flooding having possible \nlimited impacts across across Southwest Louisiana.\n\n* WIND:\nProtect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across \nJefferson County and Cameron Parish. Potential impacts in this area include:\n    - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored \n      mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about.\n    - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or \n      uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are \n      shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over.\n    - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban \n      or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on \n      bridges and other elevated roadways.\n    - Scattered power and communications outages.\n\nElsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to \nno impact is anticipated.\n\n* SURGE:\nProtect against locally hazardous surge having possible limited \nimpacts across Across Coastal Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Potential impacts in \nthis area include:\n    - Localized inundation with storm surge flooding mainly along \n      immediate shorelines and in low-lying spots, or in areas \n      farther inland near where higher surge waters move ashore.\n    - Sections of near-shore roads and parking lots become overspread \n      with surge water. Driving conditions dangerous in places where \n      surge water covers the road.\n    - Moderate beach erosion. Heavy surf also breaching dunes, mainly \n      in usually vulnerable locations. Strong rip currents.\n    - Minor to locally moderate damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks, \n      and piers. A few small craft broken away from moorings.\n\nElsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to \nno impact is anticipated.\n\n* TORNADOES:\nLittle to no impacts are anticipated at this time \nacross Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas.\n\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS\n----------------------------------\n\n* EVACUATIONS:\nFollow the advice of local officials.\n\n\n* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:\nKeep cell phones well charged. Cell phone chargers for automobiles \ncan be helpful, but be aware of your risk for deadly carbon monoxide \npoisoning if your car is left idling in a garage or other poorly \nventilated area.\n\nIf you are a visitor, be sure to know the name of the city or town in \nwhich you are staying and the name of the county or parish in which \nit resides. Listen for these locations in local news updates. Pay \nattention for instructions from local authorities.\n\nClosely monitor weather.gov, NOAA Weather radio or local news outlets \nfor official storm information. Be ready to adapt to possible changes \nto the forecast. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive weather \nwarnings.\n\n* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:\n- For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov\n- For information on creating an emergency plan see getagameplan.org\n- For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org\n\nNEXT UPDATE\n-----------\n\nThe next local statement will be issued by the National Weather \nService in Lake Charles LA around 430 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions \nwarrant.\n\n"}