{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.e7986bc019e818336e25fc3881ae45077df962c7.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 23 at 3:55PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA","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.e7986bc019e818336e25fc3881ae45077df962c7.001.1","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":771,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Tropical Cyclone Local Statement: Tropical Cyclone Local Statement issued July 23 at 3:55PM 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:** 2026-07-23T15:55:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-23T15:55:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-24T00:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nHLSLCH\n\nThis product covers Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas\n\n**TROPICAL STORM BERTHA HAS MOVED INLAND INTO SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS.**\n\n\nNEW INFORMATION\n---------------\n\n* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n- The Tropical Storm Warning has been cancelled for Lower Iberia,\nLower St. Mary, and Lower Vermilion\n\n* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:\n- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for East Cameron, Lower\nJefferson, and West Cameron\n\n* STORM INFORMATION:\n- About 30 miles northwest of High Island TX or about 80 miles\nwest of Cameron LA\n- 29.8N 94.7W\n- Storm Intensity 40 mph\n- Movement West-northwest or 290 degrees at 13 mph\n\nSITUATION OVERVIEW\n------------------\n\nTropical Storm Bertha has moved inland over lower Southeast Texas\ncontinuing a weakening trend. Tropical storm warnings have been\ndiscontinued east of the Cameron / Vermilion Parish line as well as\nmarine south extending south and east of Calcasieu Pass. Tropical\nStorm Warnings remain in effect across western Cameron Parish,\nLouisiana, and Jefferson County, Texas including Calcasieu and Sabine\nLakes. The remainder of the forecast remains unchanged with 1 to\n2 feet of surge possible and most of the heavy rainfall remaining\noffshore due to the sheared nature of the convection. Bertha is\nexpected to weaken into a tropical depression overnight as it\nencounters more land interaction moving further into Texas.\n\n\nPOTENTIAL IMPACTS\n-----------------\n\n* WIND:\nPotential impacts from the main wind event are now unfolding across\nSouthwest Louisiana / Southeast Texas. Remain well sheltered from hazardous\nwind having limited impacts. If realized,\nthese 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\nElsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to\nno impact is anticipated.\n\n* SURGE:\nPotential impacts from the main surge event are now unfolding across\nSouthwest Louisiana / Southeast Texas. Remain well away from locally hazardous\nsurge having limited impacts. If\nrealized, these impacts 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:\nLittle to no impacts are anticipated at this time\nacross Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas.\n\n* TORNADOES:\nLittle to no impacts are anticipated at this time\nacross Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas.\n\nPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS\n----------------------------------\n\n* EVACUATIONS:\n\nFollow the advice of local officials.\n\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\nDuring the peak of the storm be ready to move quickly. Keep your\nshoes on and rain gear handy. Boots and athletic shoes offer the best\nfoot protection if you become unexpectedly exposed to the weather.\n\nKeep your cell phone charged and in power-saving mode. If you lose\npower, use it sparingly and mainly for personal emergencies and\ncheck-ins.\n\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 10 PM CDT, or sooner if conditions\nwarrant."}