{"id": "1206539038544527363", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-09-01T15:34:00Z", "wmo": "HLSHGX", "msg": "072\nWTUS84 KHGX 011534\nHLSHGX\nTXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-436>439-012345-\n\nTropical Storm Edouard Local Statement Advisory Number 5\nNational Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX  AL052026\n1034 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026\n\nThis product covers Southeast Texas\n\nAIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND EDOUARD IS STRENGTHENING AS IT \nAPPROACHES THE COAST NEAR THE TEXAS AND LOUISIANA BORDER. \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, \n      Chambers, and Southern Liberty\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n    - About 90 miles east of Galveston TX\n    - 29.4N 93.3W\n    - Storm Intensity 50 mph\n    - Movement Northwest or 305 degrees at 8 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Storm Edouard is continuing to strengthen as it approaches \nthe Upper Texas Coast. The system's outer rainbands are moving further \ninland into areas in and around Galveston Bay. These rainbands will \ncontinue to push inland today and this evening. On the latest NHC \nforecast track, the center of Edouard is forecast to move inland over \nsoutheast Texas tonight. The primary concern for Southeast Texas \ncontinues to be heavy rainfall. The heaviest showers and thunderstorms \ncould produce 3-4\" per hour rainfall rates, which would result in flash\nflooding. Residual tropical moisture could result in scattered heavy \nshowers and thunderstorms on Wednesday as well. \n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible \nsignificant impacts across Southeast Texas. Potential impacts \ninclude:\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 portions of Southeast Texas.\n\n* WIND:\nProtect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across \nChambers and Southern Liberty Counties. Potential impacts in this \narea 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:\nProtect against a tornado event having possible limited impacts \nacross areas east of I-45. Potential impacts include:\n    - The occurrence of isolated tornadoes can hinder the execution \n      of emergency plans during tropical events.\n    - A few places may experience tornado damage, along with power \n      and communications disruptions.\n    - Locations could realize roofs peeled off buildings, chimneys \n      toppled, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, \n      large tree tops and branches snapped off, shallow-rooted trees \n      knocked over, moving vehicles blown off roads, and small boats \n      pulled from moorings.\n\nElsewhere across Southeast Texas, little to no impact is anticipated.\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 4 PM, or sooner if conditions \nwarrant.\n\n"}