{"id": "1206497098231054339", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-09-01T12:01:00Z", "wmo": "HLSLCH", "msg": "861\nWTUS84 KLCH 011201\nHLSLCH\nLAZ073-074-141-142-152-241>243-252-TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-012015-\n\nTropical Storm Edouard Local Statement Intermediate Advisory Number 4A\nNational Weather Service Lake Charles LA  AL052026\n701 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 \nAfternoon** \n\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Northern Calcasieu \n      and Southern Calcasieu\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 Calcasieu, Northern Orange, Southern \n      Calcasieu, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton, Southern Orange, \n      and Upper Jefferson\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n    - About 40 miles south-southeast of Cameron LA or about 110 miles \n      west-southwest of Morgan City LA\n    - 29.3N 93.0W\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\nof the southwest Louisiana Coast toward coastal southeast Texas or\nextreme southwest Louisiana while becoming better organized. Tropical\nStorm Warnings are in effect for Calcasieu, 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 may\nalso occur in Calcasieu Parish as well as Tyler, northern Newton, and\nnorthern Jasper Counties. A Storm Surge Warning is now in effect from\nHigh Island, Tx to Cameron, LA accounting 3 to 5 feet, while east of\nCameron to Vermilion / Cameron Parish line accounts for 1 to 3 feet.\nThe forecast track remains largely unchanged with a landfall expected\nnear or west of Sabine, TX. Flooding rainfall threat remains primarily\nalong the coastal parishes in southwest Louisiana and into Southeast\nTexas.\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 dangerous wind having possible significant impacts \nacross Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Potential impacts in this area \ninclude:\n    - Some damage to roofing and siding materials, along with damage \n      to porches, awnings, carports, and sheds. A few buildings \n      experiencing window, door, and garage door failures. Mobile \n      homes damaged, especially if unanchored. Unsecured lightweight \n      objects become dangerous projectiles.\n    - Several large trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater \n      numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Several \n      fences and roadway signs blown over.\n    - Some roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban \n      or heavily wooded places. A few bridges, causeways, and access \n      routes impassable.\n    - Scattered power and communications outages, but more prevalent \n      in areas with above ground lines.\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. 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 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 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"}