{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.5e73a5740a026e68c12b3d14b43d7072d6a4e942.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tropical Storm Watch issued July 22 at 4:05PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-22","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.5e73a5740a026e68c12b3d14b43d7072d6a4e942.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Houston/Galveston TX"},"word_count":654,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tropical Storm Watch: Tropical Storm Watch issued July 22 at 4:05PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Bolivar Peninsula\n**Issued by:** NWS Houston/Galveston TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-22T16:05:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-22T16:05:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-23T00:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* LOCATIONS AFFECTED\n- Bolivar\n- Crystal Beach\n- High Island\n\n* WIND\n- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Below tropical storm force wind\n- Peak Wind Forecast: 20-30 mph with gusts to 35 mph\n\n- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST\nUNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 39\nto 57 mph\n- The wind threat has remained nearly steady from the\nprevious assessment.\n- PLAN: Plan for hazardous wind of equivalent tropical storm\nforce.\n- PREPARE: Efforts to protect property should now be\nunderway. Prepare for limited wind damage.\n- ACT: Act now to complete preparations before the wind\nbecomes hazardous.\n\n- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited\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\nare shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown\nover.\n- A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within\nurban or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving\nconditions on bridges and other elevated roadways.\n- Scattered power and communications outages.\n\n* STORM SURGE\n- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Localized storm surge possible\n- Peak Storm Surge Inundation: The potential for 1-3 feet\nabove ground somewhere within surge prone areas\n- Window of concern: Thursday morning until Friday morning\n\n- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST\nUNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for storm\nsurge flooding greater than 1 foot above ground\n- The storm surge threat has remained nearly steady from the\nprevious assessment.\n- PLAN: Plan for storm surge flooding greater than 1 foot\nabove ground.\n- PREPARE: Complete preparations for storm surge flooding,\nespecially in low-lying vulnerable areas, before conditions\nbecome unsafe.\n- ACT: Leave immediately if evacuation orders are given for\nyour area.\n\n- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited\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\noverspread with surge water. Driving conditions dangerous\nin places where surge water covers the road.\n- Moderate beach erosion. Heavy surf also breaching dunes,\nmainly in usually vulnerable locations. Strong rip currents.\n- Minor to locally moderate damage to marinas, docks,\nboardwalks, and piers. A few small craft broken away from\nmoorings.\n\n* FLOODING RAIN\n- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:\n- Peak Rainfall Amounts: No additional significant rainfall\nforecast\n\n- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST\nUNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Little or no\npotential for flooding rain\n- The flooding rain threat has remained nearly steady from\nthe previous assessment.\n- PLAN: There is little or no potential for flooding rain.\n- PREPARE: Little to no preparations are needed to protect\nagainst flooding rain at this time.\n- ACT: Monitor for changes to the forecast.\n\n- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Little to None\n- Little to no potential impacts from flooding rain.\n\n* TORNADO\n- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:\n- Situation is unfavorable for tornadoes\n\n- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST\nUNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Tornadoes not expected\n- The tornado threat has remained nearly steady from the\nprevious assessment.\n- PLAN: Tornadoes are not expected. Showers and thunderstorms\nwith gusty winds may still occur.\n- PREPARE: Little to no preparations needed to protect\nagainst tornadoes at this time. Keep informed of the latest\ntornado situation.\n- ACT: Listen for changes in the forecast.\n\n- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Little to None\n- Little to no potential impacts from tornadoes.\n\n* FOR MORE INFORMATION:\n- Hurricane Preparedness: Federal Emergency Management Agency\n- http://ready.gov/hurricanes\n- Local weather conditions and forecasts: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX\n- http://www.weather.gov/hgx/"}