August 26, 2020
By: Staff Report
SAN LUIS PASS, Tx.- CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST UPDATE….Life-threatening storm surge with large and dangerous waves is expected to produce potentially catastrophic damage from San Luis Pass, Texas, to the Mouth of the Mississippi River, including areas inside the Port Arthur Hurricane Flood Protection system. This surge could penetrate up to 30 miles inland from the immediate coastline in southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. Actions to protect life and property should be rushed to completion as water levels will begin to rise later today.
Hurricane-force winds are expected tonight in the warning area from San Luis Pass, Texas, to west of Morgan City, Louisiana, and the strongest winds associated with Laura’s eyewall will occur somewhere within this area. Hurricane-force winds and widespread damaging wind gusts are also expected to spread well inland into portions of eastern Texas and western Louisiana early Thursday.
Widespread flash flooding along small streams, urban areas, and roadways is expected to begin this afternoon into Thursday from far eastern Texas, across Louisiana and Arkansas. This will also lead to minor to isolated moderate freshwater river flooding. The heavy rainfall threat and localized flash and urban flooding potential will spread northeastward into the middle-Mississippi, lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys Friday night and Saturday.
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY…
A STORM SURGE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM FREEPORT TO SAN LUIS
PASS TEXAS.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…
A STORM SURGE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- FREEPORT TEXAS TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- SAN LUIS PASS TEXAS TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- SARGENT TEXAS TO SAN LUIS PASS
- EAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY LOUISIANA TO THE MOUTH OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
A STORM SURGE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO OCEAN SPRINGS MISSISSIPPI
- LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN…LAKE MAUREPAS…AND LAKE BORGNE
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
- EAST OF INTRACOASTAL CITY TO WEST OF MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA