{"id": "1206463031497261059", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-09-01T09:08:00Z", "wmo": "HLSLCH", "msg": "188\nWTUS84 KLCH 010908\nHLSLCH\nLAZ073-074-141-142-152-241>243-252-TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-011800-\n\nTropical Storm Edouard Local Statement Advisory Number 4\nNational Weather Service Lake Charles LA  AL052026\n408 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026\n\nThis product covers Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas\n\n**Tropical Storm Edouard Expected To Strengthen Before Landfall This Afternoon**\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Hardin, Northern \n      Orange, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, Southern Orange, and \n      Upper Jefferson\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Storm Surge Warning, Tropical Storm Warning, and Hurricane \n      Watch are in effect for Lower Jefferson and West Cameron\n    - A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect \n      for East Cameron\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Hardin, Lower \n      Vermilion, Northern Orange, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, \n      Southern Orange, and Upper Jefferson\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n    - About 60 miles south-southeast of Cameron LA or about 110 miles \n      west-southwest of Morgan City LA\n    - 29.0N 92.8W\n    - Storm Intensity 40 mph\n    - Movement West-northwest or 300 degrees at 8 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Storm Edouard continues to track west-northwest offshore of \nthe southwest Louisiana coast toward coastal southeast Texas or \nextreme southwest Louisiana while becoming better organized. Tropical \nStorm Warnings remain in effect for Vermilion and Cameron Parishes \nincluding Calcasieu and Sabine Lakes as well as Jefferson, Orange, \nHardin, southern Jasper, and southern Newton Counties in Texas. To \naccount for any intensification prior to landfall, a Hurricane Watch \nhas been added for Jefferson County in Texas and western Cameron \nParish, east of Calcasieu Pass in Louisiana. Very breezy conditions \nmay also occur in Calcasieu Parish as well as Tyler, northern \nNewton, and northern Jasper Counties. A Storm Surge Warning is now \nin effect from High Island, Tx to Cameron, LA accounting 3 to 5 \nfeet, while east of Cameron to Vermilion / Cameron Parish line \naccounts for 1 to 3 feet. The forecast track remains largely \nunchanged with a landfall expected near or west of Sabine, TX. \nFlooding rainfall threat remains primarily along the coastal \nparishes in southwest Louisiana and into Southeast Texas.\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* SURGE:\nProtect against life-threatening surge having possible significant \nimpacts across coastal Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas. Potential \nimpacts 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 South Central Louisiana.\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 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* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible \nsignificant impacts across Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. \nPotential 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 south central Louisiana.\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:\n\n Follow the advice of local officials.\n\n\n* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:\n\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\nStorm surge is the leading killer associated with tropical storms and \nhurricanes! Make sure you are in a safe area away from the surge \nzone. Even if you are not in a surge-prone area, you could find \nyourself cutoff by flood waters during and after the storm. Heed \nevacuation orders issued by the local authorities.\n\nRapidly rising flood waters are deadly. If you are in a flood-prone \narea, consider moving to higher ground. Never drive through a flooded \nroadway. Remember, turn around don't drown!\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 10 AM CDT, or sooner if conditions \nwarrant.\n\n"}