{"id": "1206545632094453763", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-09-01T16:08:00Z", "wmo": "HLSLCH", "msg": "845\nWTUS84 KLCH 011608\nHLSLCH\nLAZ073-074-141-142-152-241>243-252-TXZ180-201-259>262-515-516-615-616-020015-\n\nTropical Storm Edouard Local Statement Advisory Number 5\nNational Weather Service Lake Charles LA  AL052026\n1108 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026\n\nThis product covers Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas\n\n**Tropical Storm Edouard Continues To Strengthen** \n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n    - None\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 east-southeast of Sabine Pass 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 continues to track northwest offshore\nof the southwest Louisiana Coast toward coastal southeast Texas or\nextreme southwest Louisiana while becoming better organized. There \nwere no changes made to the watches and warnings that were already\nin effect. Breezy conditions are ongoing, with some observations \nalong the coast gusting to 35 to 45 mph.\n\nThe forecast track remains largely unchanged with a landfall expected\nnear Sabine, TX. Flooding rainfall threat remains primarily along the \ncoastal parishes in southwest Louisiana and into Southeast Texas.\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nPotential impacts from the flooding rain are still unfolding across \nSETX/SWLA.\nIf realized, these 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\n\n* SURGE:\nPotential impacts from the main surge event are now unfolding across \nSETX/SWLA. \nIf realized, these impacts 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\nElsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to \nno impact is anticipated.\n\n* WIND:\nPotential impacts from the main wind event are now unfolding across \nSETX/SWLA.\nIf realized, these impacts 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* TORNADOES:\nPotential impacts from tornadoes are still unfolding across SETX/SWLA. \nIf realized, these 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 boats pulled \n      from moorings.\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\nNow is the time to stay inside and away from windows. Listen for \nupdates and be ready in case you lose electrical power. Keep a \nbattery-powered radio, charged cell phone and flashlight handy.\n\n\nIf you are prone to flooding or in an area under a storm surge watch \nor warning, be prepared for the possibility of a quick and dramatic \nrise in water levels.\n\nIf a tornado warning is issued for your area, quickly move to the \nsafest place within your shelter. Protect your head and body.\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 530 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions \nwarrant.\n\n"}