{"id": "1206606641543905283", "title": "Hurricane Local Statement", "adv_date": "2026-09-01T21:18:00Z", "wmo": "HLSHGX", "msg": "026\nWTUS84 KHGX 012118\nHLSHGX\nTXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-436>439-020530-\n\nTropical Storm Edouard Local Statement Advisory Number 6\nNational Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX  AL052026\n418 PM CDT Tue Sep 1 2026\n\nThis product covers Southeast Texas\n\nEDOUARD JUST INLAND ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST. \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 60 miles northeast of Galveston TX\n    - 29.9N 94.0W\n    - Storm Intensity 50 mph\n    - Movement Northwest or 305 degrees at 7 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Storm Edouard has moved inland along the Northwestern Gulf \nCoast and is expected to continue to move further northwest across East\nand Southeast Texas. The system's rainbands will continue to move \nacross Southeast Texas region through tonight and are expected to bring\nperiods of moderate to heavy rainfall with some showers and \nthunderstorms potentially producing rainfall rates of 3-4 inches per \nhour. Strong gusty winds can also be expected. This could lead to flash\nflooding. Moreover, residual tropical moisture behind the system could\nresult in additional scattered moderate to heavy rainfall on Wednesday\nas well. \n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against life-threatening rainfall flooding having possible \nextensive impacts across portions of Southeast Texas. Potential \nimpacts include:\n    - Major rainfall flooding may prompt many evacuations and rescues.\n    - Rivers and tributaries may rapidly overflow their banks in \n      multiple places. Small streams, creeks, canals, and ditches may \n      become dangerous rivers. Flood control systems and barriers may \n      become stressed.\n    - Flood waters can enter many structures within multiple \n      communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or washed \n      away. Many places where flood waters may cover escape routes. \n      Streets and parking lots become rivers of moving water with \n      underpasses submerged. Driving conditions become dangerous. \n      Many road and bridge closures with some weakened or washed out.\n\nProtect against dangerous rainfall flooding having possible limited \nto significant 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:\nLittle to no impacts are anticipated at this time across Southeast \nTexas.\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\nOTHER 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 10 PM CDT, or sooner if \nconditions warrant.\n\n"}