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Tropical Storm Beta Local Statement Advisory Number 19
National Weather Service Lake Charles LA  AL222020
419 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2020

This product covers Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas

**BETA EXPECTED TO STALL INLAND OVER TEXAS TODAY**

NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - The Tropical Storm Warning has been cancelled for East Cameron,
      Iberia, St. Mary, Vermilion, and West Cameron

* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
    - A Storm Surge Warning and Tropical Storm Warning are in effect
      for Jefferson

* STORM INFORMATION:
    - About 150 miles west-southwest of High Island TX or about 340
      miles west of Morgan City LA
    - 28.8N 96.7W
    - Storm Intensity 40 mph
    - Movement Northwest or 315 degrees at 3 mph

SITUATION OVERVIEW
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Tropical Storm Beta is expected to stall inland over Texas today
but will begin to move slowly toward the east-northeast tonight.
An east-northeast to northeast motion with increasing forward speed
is expected Wednesday through Friday. On the forecast track, Beta
will move inland over southeast Texas through Wednesday, then
over Louisiana and Mississippi Wednesday night through Friday.
Little change in strength is expected today, but weakening is
expected tonight.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SURGE:
Potential impacts from the main surge event are now unfolding across
the upper Texas coast. Remain well away from life-threatening
surge having possible significant impacts. If realized, these
impacts include:
    - Areas of inundation with storm surge flooding accentuated by
      waves. Damage to non-elevated structures is possible.
    - Sections of escape routes and secondary roads become weakened
      or washed out, especially in usually vulnerable low spots.
    - Major beach erosion with heavy surf breaching dunes. Strong and
      numerous rip currents.
    - Moderate damage to marinas, docks, and piers. Several small
      craft broken away from moorings, especially in unprotected
      anchorages.

Potential impacts from the main surge event are also now unfolding
across coastal Southwest Louisiana. Remain well away from locally
hazardous surge having possible limited impacts.

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

* FLOODING RAIN:
Potential impacts from the flooding rain are still unfolding across
the larger west gulf region. Remain well guarded against
life-threatening flood waters having possible extensive impacts.
If realized, these impacts include:
    - Major rainfall flooding may prompt many evacuations and rescues.
    - Rivers and tributaries may rapidly overflow their banks in
      multiple places. Small streams, creeks, canals, and ditches may
      become dangerous rivers. Flood control systems and barriers may
      become stressed.
    - Flood waters can enter many structures within multiple
      communities, some structures becoming uninhabitable or washed
      away. Many places where flood waters may cover escape routes.
      Streets and parking lots become rivers of moving water with
      underpasses submerged. Driving conditions become dangerous.
      Many road and bridge closures with some weakened or washed out.

Potential impacts from the flooding rain are still unfolding across
central Louisiana and interior east Texas. Remain well guarded
against dangerous flood waters having possible significant impacts.

* WIND:
Potential impacts from the main wind event are now unfolding across
coastal Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas. Remain well
sheltered from hazardous wind having possible limited impacts. If
realized, these impacts include:
    - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored
      mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about.
    - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or
      uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are
      shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over.
    - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban
      or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on
      bridges and other elevated roadways.
    - Scattered power and communications outages.

* TORNADOES:
Potential impacts from tornadoes are still unfolding across coastal
areas of the upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coasts. Remain
well braced against a tornado event having possible limited impacts.
If realized, these 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:
Do not enter evacuated areas until officials have given the all
clear to return.

* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
If you are prone to flooding or in an area under a storm surge watch
or warning, be prepared for the possibility of a quick and dramatic
rise in water levels.

* 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.

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