{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.0a978664acf7bc642ef4760c19bcdde91d96f902.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 22 at 10:13AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0a978664acf7bc642ef4760c19bcdde91d96f902.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Lake Charles LA"},"word_count":827,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tropical Cyclone Local Statement: Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 22 at 10:13AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Vernon; Rapides; Avoyelles; Beauregard; Allen; Evangeline; St. Landry; Lafayette; Upper St. Martin; Lower St. Martin; West Cameron; East Cameron; Northern Calcasieu; Northern Jefferson Davis; Northern Acadia; Upper Vermilion; Upper Iberia; Upper St. Mary; Southern Calcasieu; Southern Jefferson Davis; Southern Acadia; Lower Vermilion; Lower Iberia; Lower St. Mary; Tyler; Hardin; Northern Jasper; Northern Newton; Southern Jasper; Southern Newton; Upper Jefferson; Northern Orange; Lower Jefferson; Southern Orange\n**Issued by:** NWS Lake Charles LA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T10:13:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T10:13:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-22T18:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nHLSLCH\n\nThis product covers Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas\n\n**Tropical Storm Bertha to track west and impact Louisiana coastlines\nthrough Thursday night.**\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n- None\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n- A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for East Cameron, Lower\nIberia, Lower Jefferson, Lower St. Mary, Lower Vermilion, and\nWest Cameron\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n- About 350 miles east of High Island TX or about 160 miles east\nof Morgan City LA\n- 29.8N 88.6W\n- Storm Intensity 50 mph\n- Movement West-northwest or 290 degrees at 6 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Storm Bertha is expected to move westward along or just\noff the southern Louisiana coast through Thursday. There is the\npotential for tropical storm wind gusts locally heavy rainfall for\ncoastal locations. There is the potential for storm surge up to 3 feet\nbetween High Island, Texas and Morgan City, Louisiana.\n\nA Tropical Storm Watch remains in effect for Morgan city to High Island .\nThere is Tropical Storm warning in effect for the Vermilion and\nAtchafalaya Bays and the coastal waters east of Cameron.\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* WIND:\nProtect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across\nCoastal Louisiana. Potential impacts in this area include:\n- Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored\nmobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about.\n- Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or\nuprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are\nshallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over.\n- A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban\nor heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on\nbridges 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* SURGE:\nProtect against locally hazardous surge having possible limited\nimpacts across Vermilion and Atchafalaya Bays and extreme coastal\nportions of Louisiana. Potential impacts in this area include:\n- Localized inundation with storm surge flooding mainly along\nimmediate shorelines and in low-lying spots, or in areas\nfarther inland near where higher surge waters move ashore.\n- Sections of near-shore roads and parking lots become overspread\nwith surge water. Driving conditions dangerous in places where\nsurge water covers the road.\n- Moderate beach erosion. Heavy surf also breaching dunes, mainly\nin usually vulnerable locations. Strong rip currents.\n- Minor to locally moderate damage to marinas, docks, boardwalks,\nand piers. A few small craft broken away from moorings.\n\nElsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to\nno impact is anticipated.\n\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against locally hazardous rainfall flooding having possible\nlimited impacts across coastal to interior central Louisiana.\nPotential impacts include:\n- Localized rainfall flooding may prompt a few evacuations.\n- Rivers and tributaries may quickly rise with swifter currents.\nSmall streams, creeks, canals, and ditches may become swollen\nand overflow in spots.\n- Flood waters can enter a few structures, especially in usually\nvulnerable spots. A few places where rapid ponding of water\noccurs at underpasses, low-lying spots, and poor drainage\nareas. Several storm drains and retention ponds become\nnear-full and begin to overflow. Some brief road and bridge\nclosures.\n\nElsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to\nno impact is anticipated.\n\n* TORNADOES:\nLittle to no impacts are anticipated at this time across Southwest\nLouisiana and Southeast Texas.\n\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS\n----------------------------------\n\n* EVACUATIONS:\nFollow 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\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\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 4 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions\nwarrant."}