{"id": "1206286768785096707", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-08-31T18:11:00Z", "wmo": "HLSHGX", "msg": "511\nWTUS84 KHGX 311811\nHLSHGX\nTXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-436>439-010215-\n\nTropical Depression Five Local Statement\nIntermediate Advisory Number 1A\nNational Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX  AL052026\n111 PM CDT Mon Aug 31 2026\n\nThis product covers Southeast Texas\n\n**Tropical Depression Five to Bring Locally Heavy Rainfall for \nPortions of Southeast Texas**\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - None\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Bolivar Peninsula and \n      Chambers\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n    - About 260 miles east-southeast of Galveston TX\n    - 28.0N 90.8W\n    - Storm Intensity 35 mph\n    - Movement West-northwest or 285 degrees at 5 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Depression Five is currently about 120 miles south of the \nLouisiana coast, slowly moving west-northwestward towards the \nnorthwestern Gulf Coast. It is expected to become a Tropical Storm \nwithin the next 24 hours or so, before making landfall along the \nUpper Texas coast, somewhere within the Warning area. Periods of \nmoderate to heavy rainfall associated are expected to begin as early \nas late tonight and lasting into late Tuesday night/early Wednesday \nmorning. 3-5 inches of rain with isolated amounts of 6-9 inches are \nexpected with the highest totals occuring east of I-45. Rainfall \nrates will exceed 3-4 inches per hour at times in the heaviest \ndownpours, which can lead to flash flooding especially in urban and \nvulnerable areas.\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible \nsignificant impacts across mainly for areas east of I-45. 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 the rest of Southeast Texas..\n\n* WIND:\nProtect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across \nBolivar Peninsula and Chambers County. 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 Southeast Texas, little to no impact is anticipated.\n\n* SURGE:\nProtect against locally hazardous surge having possible limited \nimpacts across Port Bolivar to High Island. 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 Southeast Texas, little to no impact is anticipated.\n\n* TORNADOES:\nLittle to no impacts are anticipated at this time \nacross Southeast Texas.\n\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS\n----------------------------------\n\n* EVACUATIONS:\nFollow the advice of local officials.\n\n\n* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:\nNow is the time to complete all preparations to protect life and \nproperty in accordance with your emergency plan. Ensure you are in a \nsafe location before the onset of strong winds or possible flooding.\n\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\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 Houston/Galveston TX around , or sooner if conditions \nwarrant.\n\n"}