{"id": "1206333386716053507", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-08-31T22:08:00Z", "wmo": "HLSLCH", "msg": "945\nWTUS84 KLCH 312208\nHLSLCH\nLAZ073-074-141-142-152-241>243-252-TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-010615-\n\nTropical Depression Five Local Statement Advisory Number 2\nNational Weather Service Lake Charles LA  AL052026\n508 PM 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\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Lower Vermilion\n    - A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for East Cameron, Lower \n      Jefferson, and West Cameron\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Lower Vermilion\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning and Storm Surge Watch are in effect \n      for East Cameron, Lower Jefferson, and West Cameron\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n    - About 170 miles southeast of Sabine Pass TX or about 150 miles \n      southeast of Cameron LA\n    - 28.2N 91.5W\n    - Storm Intensity 35 mph\n    - Movement West-northwest or 300 degrees at 6 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Depression Five is located about 100 miles south of Morgan \nCity moving WNW at 6MPH. A west-northwestward to northwestward motion \nis forecast during the next couple of days. On the forecast track, the \ncenter of the system is predicted to reach the northwestern Gulf Coast \nwithin the warning area on Tuesday and move inland over southeast Texas \non Tuesday night.\n \nMaximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.\nStrengthening is expected, and the depression is likely to become a\ntropical storm this evening.\n \nThe estimated minimum central pressure is 1011 mb (29.86 inches).\n\n\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible \nsignificant impacts across SETX. Potential impacts 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 SWLA.\n\n* SURGE:\nProtect against life-threatening surge having possible significant \nimpacts across Coastal Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. \nPotential impacts in this area include:\n    - Areas of inundation with storm surge flooding accentuated by \n      waves. Damage to several buildings, mainly near the coast.\n    - Sections of near-shore escape routes and secondary roads become \n      weakened or washed out, especially in usually vulnerable low \n      spots.\n    - Major beach erosion with heavy surf breaching dunes. Strong and \n      numerous rip currents.\n    - Moderate damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks, and piers. \n      Several small craft broken away from moorings, especially in \n      unprotected anchorages.\n\nAlso, protect against locally hazardous surge having possible limited \nimpacts across lower Vermilion Parish.\n\nElsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to \nno impact is anticipated.\n\n* WIND:\nProtect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across \nSoutheast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Potential impacts in this area \ninclude:\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\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS\n----------------------------------\n\n* EVACUATIONS:\n  Follow the advice of local officials.\n\n* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:\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* 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 11 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions \nwarrant.\n\n"}