{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.db7ba239b682eec6b0ff68a54247751548fe4d2d.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 23 at 10:36AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-23","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.db7ba239b682eec6b0ff68a54247751548fe4d2d.001.1","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":707,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tropical Cyclone Local Statement: Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 23 at 10:36AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX\n\n**Severity:** Moderate\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Houston; Trinity; Madison; Walker; San Jacinto; Polk; Burleson; Brazos; Washington; Grimes; Montgomery; Northern Liberty; Colorado; Austin; Waller; Inland Harris; Chambers; Wharton; Fort Bend; Inland Jackson; Inland Matagorda; Inland Brazoria; Inland Galveston; Southern Liberty; Coastal Harris; Coastal Jackson; Coastal Matagorda; Coastal Brazoria; Coastal Galveston; Matagorda Islands; Brazoria Islands; Galveston Island; Bolivar Peninsula\n**Issued by:** NWS Houston/Galveston TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-23T10:36:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-23T10:36:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-23T18:45:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nHLSHGX\n\nThis product covers Southeast Texas\n\n**Disorganized Bertha Approaching Southeast Texas**\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,\nBrazoria Islands, Chambers, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal\nGalveston, and Galveston Island\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n- About 100 miles east-northeast of Galveston TX\n- 29.6N 93.2W\n- Storm Intensity 45 mph\n- Movement West or 275 degrees at 10 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nAt 10 AM CDT, Tropical Storm Bertha was located along the western\nLouisiana coastline as poorly organized and very asymetrical tropical\nsystem. Bertha is still expected to continue moving westward through\nan unfavorable environment with high wind shear, dry air, and land\ninteraction. Bertha is still expected to reach the upper Texas coast\nthis afternoon as a weak Tropical Storm or Tropical Depression. No\nsignificant impacts to Southeast Texas are expected at this time.\nWinds of 20-25 knots with gusts to 40 knots will be possible, mainly along\nthe coast and Gulf waters throughout today. Scattered showers and\nthunderstorms are possible, and could produce locally heavy rainfall\nin spots, though the flooding rain threat remains low. There will be a high\nrisk rip currents across the beaches and coast through Friday.\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* WIND:\nProtect against hazardous wind having possible limited impacts across\nSoutheast Texas. Potential impacts 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\n* FLOODING RAIN:\nProtect against locally hazardous rainfall flooding having possible\nlimited impacts across the Southeast Texas coast. Potential\nimpacts 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 Southeast Texas, little to no impact is anticipated.\n\n* OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS:\nThere will be a high risk of rip currents across the upper Texas\ncoastal beaches through Friday.\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\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* 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 CDT, or sooner if\nconditions warrant."}