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Cleco adds 2,000 contractors for hurricane recovery

Sat, 08/28/2021 - 1:04pm

Cleco has added 2,000 contractors to its own workforce to cope with power restoration related to Hurricane Ida.

\“We’ve added additional workers to our team, as well as specialized equipment,” said Clint Robichaux, manager of distribution operations support. “As widespread flooding is predicted across our service territory, we have secured specialized equipment like helicopters, airboats and marsh buggies to access areas that could be difficult to reach with regular bucket and pickup trucks.”

The 2,000 damage assessors, distribution line mechanics, distribution and transmission vegetation specialists and transmission contractors to help with system repairs and power restoration after the storm passes.

The company also setup staging locations across the state to store supplies, such as fuel, as well as to feed, and provide lodging and laundry services for the crews.

Customers are encouraged to:
• Report power outages by calling 1-800-622-6537 or online through MyAccount at cleco.com.
• Operate portable generators outdoors in well-ventilated areas and plug appliances directly into generators with grounded extension cords. Never plug a generator into a wall outlet.
• Assume all downed power lines are live and stay away. Report downed power lines immediately by calling 1-800-622-6537 and 911.
• If water is rising, turn off electricity at the main breaker, evacuate and stay away until waters have completely receded.

For additional information, follow the company on Facebook @ClecoPower or visit Cleco’s Storm Center page at cleco.com/storm-center.

Evacuation update for St. Mary, Assumption, lower St. Martin

Sat, 08/28/2021 - 1:00pm

St. Martin Parish President Chester Cedars has signed an order calling for a voluntary evacuation of lower St. Martin, including Stephensville and Belle River, as Hurricane Ida approaches.

The press release was issued at 11:55 a.m. Saturday.

Earlier Saturday, the Assumption Parish government ordered a parishwide mandatory evacuation.

In St. Mary, a mandatory evacuation order is in place for the parish south of the Intracoastal Waterway, including Burns Point and Cypremort Point.

A voluntary evacuation recommendation covers the rest of the parish.

The National Weather Service says 10-15 inches of rain is expected to fall in the area. The storm surge is expected to be 1 to 7 feet on the St. Mary coast with a higher surge to the east.

UPDATED 11:02 P.M.: St. Mary can expect 55-65 mph winds; rainfall still a threat

Sat, 08/28/2021 - 11:36am

The 10 p.m. National Hurricane Center update showed another slight eastward shift in Hurricane Ida's track and another slight reduction in the expected wind impact on St. Mary. But the parish is still under a hurricane warning, and the forecast still calls for 10-15 inches of rain.

National Weather Service meteorologist Donald Jones provided this information about Ida's impact in St. Mary in a 10:30 a.m. livestream:

--Tropical storm-force winds -- 39 mph or greater -- will begin between 8 a.m. and noon Sunday and will continue until sometime between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Monday.

--St. Mary can expect winds of 55-65 mph with 75 mph gusts.

--Power outages can be expected.

--The storm surge forecast is for 10 to 15 feet from Morgan City to the mouth of the Mississippi River. Jones said the forecast for St. Mary is 1 to 7 feet.

--The rain forecast for St. Mary is 10-15 inches, with 20 inches possible in some areas.

--There is a threat of tornados near the storm's center.

The National Weather Service prediction for the Atchafalaya River at Morgan City continues to peak at 6.5 feet late Sunday.

Hurricane Ida statement from Ochsner St. Mary

Sat, 08/28/2021 - 11:13am

This statement was emailed by Ochsner St. Mary spokeswoman Sabrina Williams.

Ochsner St. Mary remains open during Hurricane Ida providing services including emergency care if needed. As we continue to monitor the projected path and timeline of Hurricane Ida’s landfall, we will be activating our essential personnel plan at 7pm tonight. As always patient safety is our highest priority. Our emergency plan and protocols are in place and leadership is closely monitoring the storm in cooperation with authorities.

[CEO Fernis LeBlanc] has also worked with the local Homeland Security team to have a designated area at the Berwick Civic Center for citizens to be able to get access to electricity after the storm for their medical equipment such as oxygen tanks if they lose power. In addition, the fire station on Victor II Boulevard in Morgan City will have 50 oxygen tanks available for people to exchange out if they need a new tank after the storm.

As a reminder, Ochsner St. Mary is not an evacuation site. However, in the unlikely event that you are injured and in need of healthcare, Ochsner St. Mary will be here and ready to provide care during the storm.

UPDATED 10:17 P.M.: Ida closes in on Louisiana coast

Sat, 08/28/2021 - 10:06am

From Roger Erickson, National Weather Service:

Ida could still bring hurricane force wind gusts in St. Martin, Iberia, and St. Mary Parishes Sunday afternoon and night.

Tropical storm force winds can be expected across the remainder of south central Louisiana.

Rain totals will depend on where rain bands move. Three to ten inches is possible.

Storm surge will be less than 3 feet in St. Mary, Iberia, and Vermilion Parishes since the forecast track shifted further east.

National Hurricane Center
BULLETIN
Hurricane Ida Advisory Number 11
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021
1000 PM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...IDA FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY BEFORE LANDFALL...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC WIND
DAMAGE, AND FLOODING RAINFALL EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST BEGINNING SUNDAY MORNING...

SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...27.2N 88.0W
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM SSE OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
ABOUT 235 MI...375 KM SE OF HOUMA LOUISIANA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* East of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge Louisiana to the
Alabama/Florida border
* Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas,
and Mobile Bay

A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
* Intracoastal City Louisiana to the Mouth of the Pearl River
* Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Maurepas, and Metropolitan New Orleans

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Cameron Louisiana to west of Intracoastal City Louisiana
* Mouth of the Pearl River to the Alabama/Florida border

A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening
inundation, from rising water moving inland from the coastline,
during the next 36 hours in the indicated locations. For a
depiction of areas at risk, please see the National Weather
Service Storm Surge Watch/Warning Graphic, available at
hurricanes.gov. This is a life-threatening situation. Persons
located within these areas should take all necessary actions to
protect life and property from rising water and the potential for
other dangerous conditions. Promptly follow evacuation and other
instructions from local officials.

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected
somewhere within the warning area. A warning is typically issued
36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of
tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside
preparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect life
and property should be rushed to completion.

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.

For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.

DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1000 PM CDT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Ida was located
near latitude 27.2 North, longitude 88.0 West. Ida is moving toward
the northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this general motion should
continue through late Sunday or early Monday, followed by a slower
northward motion on Monday. A northeastward turn is forecast by
Monday night. On the forecast track, the center of Ida will
continue moving across the central and northern Gulf of Mexico
tonight and early Sunday, and make landfall along the coast of
Louisiana within the hurricane warning area Sunday afternoon or
evening. Ida is then forecast to move well inland over portions of
Louisiana and western Mississippi on Monday and Monday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher
gusts. Rapid strengthening is forecast during the next 12 to 18
hours and Ida is expected to be an extremely dangerous major
hurricane when it makes landfall along the Louisiana coast on
Sunday. Rapid weakening is expected after landfall.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 40 miles (65 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles
(220 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure based on data from the NOAA
Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 964 mb (28.47 inches).

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Ida can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT4, WMO header WTNT44 KNHC,
and on the web at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at4.shtml?key_messages.

STORM SURGE: The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the
tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by
rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. The water could
reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated
areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide...

Morgan City, LA to Mouth of the Mississippi River...10-15 ft
Mouth of the Mississippi River to Ocean Springs, MS including Lake
Borgne...7-11 ft
Burns Point, LA to Morgan City, LA...6-9 ft
Lake Pontchartrain...5-8 ft
Ocean Springs, MS to MS/AL border...4-7 ft
Intracoastal City, LA to Burns Point, LA including Vermilion
Bay...4-6 ft
Lake Maurepas...4-6 ft
Pecan Island, LA to Intracoastal City, LA...2-4 ft
MS/AL border to AL/FL border including Mobile Bay...2-4 ft
Sabine Pass to Pecan Island, LA...1-3 ft

Overtopping of local levees outside of the Hurricane and Storm
Damage Risk Reduction System is possible where local inundation
values may be higher than those shown above.

The deepest water will occur along the immediate coast near and to
the east of the landfall location, where the surge will be
accompanied by large and dangerous waves. Surge-related flooding
depends on the relative timing of the surge and the tidal cycle, and
can vary greatly over short distances. For information specific to
your area, please see products issued by your local National Weather
Service forecast office.

WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected in the hurricane warning
area along the Louisiana coast beginning Sunday with tropical storm
conditions expected to begin later tonight or early Sunday
morning. These conditions will spread inland over portions of
Louisiana and Mississippi Sunday night and Monday.

RAINFALL: Heavy rainfall from Ida will begin to impact the
Louisiana coast Sunday morning, spreading northeast into the Lower
Mississippi Valley later Sunday into Monday. Total rainfall
accumulations of 8 to 16 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 20
inches are possible across southeast Louisiana into southern
Mississippi through Monday. This is likely to result in
life-threatening flash and urban flooding and significant riverine
flooding impacts.

Elsewhere across eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, far southwestern
Alabama and the Middle Tennessee Valley -- considerable flash and
riverine flooding impacts are likely on Monday and Tuesday, with
rainfall totals of 4 to 8 inches possible. Rainfall from Ida will
begin to affect the Ohio Valley by mid-week, resulting in flash and
riverine flooding impacts.

TORNADOES: Tornadoes will be possible Sunday into Monday across
eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, central and southern Alabama, and
the Florida Panhandle.

SURF: Swells are beginning to reach the northern Gulf coast and
will continue to affect that area through Monday. These swells are
likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
Please consult products from your local weather office.

NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 100 AM CDT.
Next complete advisory at 400 AM CDT.

Evacuation, school closure information for St. Mary

Sat, 08/28/2021 - 6:43am

From the St. Mary Office of Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security

*****HURRICANE IDA*****
ST. MARY PARISH VOLUNTARY AND MANDATORY EVACUATION AREAS AND OTHER INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW---- PLEASE SHARE
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Friday, 4 pm- The time to act is NOW.
Hurricane Ida is forecast to make landfall as a category 4 hurricane. This will significantly impact South Louisiana and St. Mary Parish. There are no major changes to the track at this time, only a slight move to the east.
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ST. MARY PARISH IS NOW UNDER A HURRICANE WARNING.
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SMPSO
Sheriff Blaise Smith has all deputies put on STANDBY status starting on Saturday.
Incident Command will be launched on Sunday morning.
Extra patrols have been planned and will be deployed for the duration of the incident.
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Please DO NOT call dispatch to report power outages or to ask questions. We need to keep the communications dedicated to patrol.
INFORMATION will be updated on this Facebook page as it is available.
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MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
St. Mary Parish- VOLUNTARY evacuation starting 6 pm Friday.
*****MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR THOSE AREAS SOUTH OF THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY starting at 8 Saturday morning.
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VOLUNTARY EVACUATIONS
St. Mary Parish- VOLUNTARY evacuation starting 6 pm Friday.
Berwick: Mayor Duval Arthur has issued a VOLUNTARY evacuation for Berwick residents.
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Morgan City: Morgan City has issued a VOLUNTARY evacuation for MC residents.
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SCHOOL CLOSURES
St. Mary Parish Schools will close on Monday, August 30th, due to the approach of a predicted major hurricane.
Parents should monitor the school district’s website for further updates as the storm passes the area and a return to school date is announced.
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ALSO CLOSED:
Central Catholic High School & Elementary
Hanson Memorial High School
St. John Elementary
South LA Community College, Young Memorial Campus
V.B. Glencoe Charter School
Nichols State University
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FLOODGATE CLOSURES
(from the Town of Berwick)- This afternoon, the following flood gates will be closed:
Gus Street
Mound Street
Pacific Street
Utah Street
Canton Street
The following will remain open:
Lima Street
Texas Street
California Street
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SANDBAGS
**David Drive, Morgan City
**Public Works, Hanson Barn, 10905 Highway 182 E, Garden City
**Public Works, 2717 Hwy 182 E, Bayou Vista
**Four Corners Fire Station
**Glencoe Fire Station
**Amelia- Under the Hwy 182 bridge
**Charenton- Hebert-Washington Park
**Berwick- sand available under the bridge by Town Hall. Shovels and bags provided.
**Patterson- Sand & bags are available on Taft St. at the Public Works Plant across from Hattie A. Watts. Bring your own shovel.
**Franklin- sand and bags are available at Caffery Park on Barrow Street and available immediately. Bring your own shovel.
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SMPSO Range
The Range will close Friday at noon and remain closed until further notice.
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St. Mary Levee District:
Due to impending tropical activity in our area, the Franklin Canal and Bayou Teche floodgates will be closed either late Saturday or early Sunday. Please make arrangements accordingly. Once the gates are closed, they will not be opened until the threat of storm surge has passed.
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For resources and guidance, visit the website below:
https://www.weather.gov/wrn/hurricane-preparedness
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For the updated forecast, visit the National Weather Service Facebook pages:
https://www.facebook.com/NWSLakeCharles
https://www.facebook.com/NWSNewOrleans

NWS meteorologist calls Ida 'life altering' and warns of rapid intensification

Fri, 08/27/2021 - 5:59pm

Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon or evening in the St. Mary-Terrebonne area, probably as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds near 140 mph and gusts of 170 mph, the meteorologist in charge at the Slidell National Weather Service said at a press conference Friday.

"This is stronger than Laura was last year," said meteorologist Ben Schott. "This will be a life-altering storm for those who are not prepared for what Ida will throw at us this weekend."

Hurricane Laura, which struck the Cameron-Calcasieu area a year to the day before Schott spoke at Gov. John Bel Edwards' press conference Friday, caused widespread damage and was called the strongest storm to hit Louisiana since the 19th century.

Hurricane Ida's wind will carve a wide path of downed trees and cause widespread power outages, Schott said. But wind isn't the only threat.

A storm surge of 10 to 15 feet is possible from Morgan City east, and 6 to 9 feet to the west, Scott said.

In a 10:30 p.m. livestream, NWS meteorologist Donald Jones said Morgan City may not see much storm surge if the forecast track proves true. If the track shifts west, a surge of 1 to 6 feet is possible. The NWS forecast for the Atchafalaya River stage at Morgan City is a crest of 6.5 feet, half a foot over the minor flood stage, sometime Sunday.

St. Mary Parish President David Hanagriff issued a mandatory evacuation order Friday afternoon for St. Mary south of the Intracoastal Waterway, including Burns Point and Cypremort Point, beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday. A voluntary evacuation is in place beginning at 6 p.m. Friday.

And, while Ida has been viewed largely as a wind event rather than a rain even based on earlier forecast, Schott said areas of southeast Louisiana will see 10 to 15 inches of rain, with up to 20 inches possible in isolated areas.

In the livestream, Jones said sustained winds of 80-90 mph with gusts to 100 mph are likely in St. Mary.

Ida is moving faster, 15 mph, and intensifying more rapidly than forecast, but confidence in the track forecast is high, Schott said.

"By nightfall [Saturday],' Edwards said, "you want to be where you're going to weather the storm."

About 1,600 Louisiana National Guard troops are on duty for the storm and for their continuing work on COVID-1, the governor said. He has authorized the activation of all 5,000 Guard troops.

Edwards said President Joe Biden has approved Louisiana's request for a federal disaster declaration that can provide help with the state government's storm preparation and recovery.

UPDATED 5:55 A.M. SATURDAY: Ida winds at 80 mph; more intensification expected

Fri, 08/27/2021 - 4:20pm

From the National Weather Service in Lake Charles:

Hurricane Ida Local Statement Advisory Number 8
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA AL092021
445 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

This product covers Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas

**IDA CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO**

NEW INFORMATION
---------------

* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- None

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Allen, Beauregard,
Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Rapides, and Vernon
- A Storm Surge Warning and Hurricane Warning are in effect for
Iberia, Lower St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion
- A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for West Cameron
- A Hurricane Warning is in effect for Acadia, Avoyelles,
Evangeline, Lafayette, St. Landry, and Upper St. Martin
- A Tropical Storm Warning, Storm Surge Watch, and Hurricane
Watch are in effect for East Cameron

* STORM INFORMATION:
- About 540 miles southeast of Morgan City LA or about
640 miles southeast of Cameron LA
- 24.0N 85.2W
- Storm Intensity 80 mph
- Movement Northwest or 315 degrees at 16 mph

SITUATION OVERVIEW
------------------

Hurricane Ida continues to track northwestward over the southeastern
Gulf of Mexico. The center of Hurricane Ida was located near latitude
24.0 North, longitude 84.2 West. Ida is moving toward the northwest
near 16 mph and this general motion should continue until Ida reaches
the northern Gulf Coast on Sunday. A slower northward motion is then
forecast after Ida moves inland. On the forecast track, the center of
Ida will move over the southeastern and central Gulf of Mexico during
over the weekend, with a landfall along the central Louisiana coast
by late Sunday.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

* WIND:
Protect against life-threatening wind having possible devastating
impacts across South-Central Louisiana and portions of East-Central
Louisiana in vicinity of the Atchafalaya River Basin. Potential
impacts in this area include:
- Structural damage to sturdy buildings, some with complete roof
and wall failures. Complete destruction of mobile homes. Damage
greatly accentuated by large airborne projectiles. Locations
may be uninhabitable for weeks or months.
- Numerous large trees snapped or uprooted along with fences and
roadway signs blown over.
- Many roads impassable from large debris, and more within urban
or heavily wooded places. Many bridges and access routes
impassable.
- Widespread power and communications outages.

Also, protect against life-threatening wind having possible limited
to extensive impacts across Southwest and West-Central Louisiana.

* SURGE:
Protect against life-threatening surge having possible extensive
impacts from Pecan Island eastward around Vermilion and Atchafalaya
Bays. Potential impacts in this area include:
- Large areas of deep inundation with storm surge flooding
accentuated by battering waves. Structural damage to buildings,
with several washing away. Damage compounded by floating
debris. Locations may be uninhabitable for an extended period.
- Large sections of escape routes and secondary roads washed out
or severely flooded. Flood control systems and barriers may
become stressed.
- Severe beach erosion with significant dune loss.
- Major damage to marinas, docks, and piers. Many small craft
broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected anchorages
with some lifted onshore and stranded.

Also, protect against life-threatening surge having possible
significant impacts from the Cameron/Vermilion Parish line to Pecan
Island.

Also, protect against locally hazardous surge having possible limited
impacts across Cameron Parish.

Elsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to
no impact is anticipated.

* FLOODING RAIN:
Protect against life-threatening rainfall flooding having possible
devastating impacts across South-Central Louisiana and portions of
East-Central Louisiana in vicinity of the Atchafalaya River Basin.
Potential impacts include:
- Extreme rainfall flooding may prompt numerous evacuations and
rescues.
- Rivers and tributaries may overwhelmingly overflow their banks
in many places with deep moving water. Small streams, creeks,
canals, and ditches may become raging rivers. Flood control
systems and barriers may become stressed.
- Flood waters can enter numerous structures within multiple
communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or washed
away. Numerous places where flood waters may cover escape
routes. Streets and parking lots become rivers of raging water
with underpasses submerged. Driving conditions become very
dangerous. Numerous road and bridge closures with some weakened
or washed out.

Protect against life-threatening rainfall flooding having possible
limited to extensive impacts across Southwest Louisiana and the rest
of East-Central Louisiana.

* TORNADOES:
Protect against a tornado event having possible limited impacts
across South-Central and East-Central Louisiana. Potential impacts
include:
- The occurrence of isolated tornadoes can hinder the execution
of emergency plans during tropical events.
- A few places may experience tornado damage, along with power
and communications disruptions.
- Locations could realize roofs peeled off buildings, chimneys
toppled, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned,
large tree tops and branches snapped off, shallow-rooted trees
knocked over, moving vehicles blown off roads, and small boats
pulled from moorings.

Elsewhere across Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas, little to
no impact is anticipated.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
Listen to local official for recommended preparedness actions,
including possible evacuation. If ordered to evacuate, do so
immediately.

If evacuating, leave with a destination in mind and allow extra time
to get there. Take your emergency supplies kit. Gas up your vehicle
ahead of time.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
Now is the time to complete all preparations to protect life and
property in accordance with your emergency plan. Ensure you are in a
safe location before the onset of strong winds or possible flooding.

If you are relocating to safe shelter, leave as early as possible.
Allow extra time to reach your destination. Many roads and bridges
will be closed once strong winds arrive. Check the latest weather
forecast before departing and drive with caution.

Failure to adequately shelter may result in serious injury or loss of
life. Always heed the advice of local officials and comply with any
orders that are issued. Remember, during the storm 9 1 1 Emergency
Services may not be able to immediately respond if conditions are
unsafe. This should be a big factor in your decision making.

Keep cell phones well charged. Cell phone chargers for automobiles
can be helpful, but be aware of your risk for deadly carbon monoxide
poisoning if your car is left idling in a garage or other poorly
ventilated area.

It is important to remain calm, informed, and focused during an
emergency. Be patient and helpful with those you encounter.

Storm surge is the leading killer associated with tropical storms and
hurricanes! Make sure you are in a safe area away from the surge
zone. Even if you are not in a surge-prone area, you could find
yourself cutoff by flood waters during and after the storm. Heed
evacuation orders issued by the local authorities.

Rapidly rising flood waters are deadly. If you are in a flood-prone
area, consider moving to higher ground. Never drive through a flooded
roadway. Remember, turn around don`t drown!

If in a place that is vulnerable to high wind, such as near large
trees, a manufactured home, upper floors of a high-rise building, or
on a boat, consider moving to a safer shelter before the onset of
strong winds or flooding.

Closely monitor weather.gov, NOAA Weather radio or local news outlets
for official storm information. Be ready to adapt to possible changes
to the forecast. Ensure you have multiple ways to receive weather
warnings.

* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov
- For information on creating an emergency plan see getagameplan.org
- For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org

NEXT UPDATE
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The next local statement will be issued by the National Weather
Service in Lake Charles LA around 11 AM CDT, or sooner if conditions
warrant. 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

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