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WTUS84 KHGX 222042  
TCVHGX  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
HAROLD LOCAL WATCH/WARNING STATEMENT/ADVISORY NUMBER 6  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX AL092023  
342 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2023  
 
TXZ336-222145-  
/O.CAN.KHGX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL MATAGORDA-  
342 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MATAGORDA  
- PALACIOS  
- SARGENT  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST  
TROPICAL WINDS AT THIS TIME.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM WIND.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE THREAT FROM STORM SURGE IS DIMINISHING AS FLOOD  
WATERS RECEDE.  
- PREPARE: HEED INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN MOVING  
ABOUT. DO NOT ENTER FLOODED AREAS.  
- ACT: EXERCISE SAFETY.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SURGE IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL SURGE  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL  
FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER  
CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY  
BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HGX/  
 

 
 
TXZ436-222145-  
/O.CAN.KHGX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
MATAGORDA ISLANDS-  
342 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED
 
 
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED  
- MATAGORDA JETTY  
- MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL  
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LISTEN FOR ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL WIND IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL WIND  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE THREAT FROM STORM SURGE IS DIMINISHING AS FLOOD  
WATERS RECEDE.  
- PREPARE: HEED INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN MOVING  
ABOUT. DO NOT ENTER FLOODED AREAS.  
- ACT: EXERCISE SAFETY.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SURGE IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL SURGE  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL  
FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER  
CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY  
BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HGX/  
 

 
 
TXZ335-222145-  
/O.CAN.KHGX.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
COASTAL JACKSON-  
342 PM CDT TUE AUG 22 2023  
   
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED
 
 
* WIND  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND  
- PEAK WIND FORECAST: 10-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: WIND LESS THAN 39 MPH  
- THE WIND THREAT HAS REMAINED NEARLY STEADY FROM THE  
PREVIOUS ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE SUSTAINED WIND SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN TROPICAL  
STORM FORCE. CONDITIONS MAY STILL BE GUSTY.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO GUARD AGAINST  
TROPICAL WINDS AT THIS TIME.  
- ACT: ENSURE EMERGENCY READINESS SHOULD THE FORECAST CHANGE.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM WIND.  
 
* STORM SURGE  
- NO STORM SURGE INUNDATION FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: LITTLE TO NO STORM  
SURGE FLOODING  
- THE STORM SURGE THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: THE THREAT FROM STORM SURGE IS DIMINISHING AS FLOOD  
WATERS RECEDE.  
- PREPARE: HEED INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS WHEN MOVING  
ABOUT. DO NOT ENTER FLOODED AREAS.  
- ACT: EXERCISE SAFETY.  
 
- REALIZED IMPACTS: BEING ASSESSED  
- LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SURGE IMPACTS EXPECTED. COMMUNITY  
OFFICIALS ARE NOW ASSESSING THE EXTENT OF ACTUAL SURGE  
IMPACTS ACCORDINGLY.  
 
* FLOODING RAIN  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- PEAK RAINFALL AMOUNTS: NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL  
FORECAST  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING RAIN  
- THE FLOODING RAIN THREAT HAS INCREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR  
LOCALIZED FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAIN.  
- PREPARE: CONSIDER PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA  
VULNERABLE TO FLOODING.  
- ACT: HEED ANY FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LIMITED  
- LOCALIZED RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT A FEW EVACUATIONS.  
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY RISE WITH SWIFTER  
CURRENTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS, AND DITCHES MAY  
BECOME SWOLLEN AND OVERFLOW IN SPOTS.  
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER A FEW STRUCTURES, ESPECIALLY IN  
USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. A FEW PLACES WHERE RAPID PONDING  
OF WATER OCCURS AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR  
DRAINAGE AREAS. SEVERAL STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS  
BECOME NEAR-FULL AND BEGIN TO OVERFLOW. SOME BRIEF ROAD AND  
BRIDGE CLOSURES.  
 
* TORNADO  
- LATEST LOCAL FORECAST:  
- SITUATION IS UNFAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES  
 
- THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST  
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: TORNADOES NOT EXPECTED  
- THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DECREASED FROM THE PREVIOUS  
ASSESSMENT.  
- PLAN: TORNADOES ARE NOT EXPECTED. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  
WITH GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL OCCUR.  
- PREPARE: LITTLE TO NO PREPARATIONS NEEDED TO PROTECT  
AGAINST TORNADOES AT THIS TIME. KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST  
TORNADO SITUATION.  
- ACT: LISTEN FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.  
 
- POTENTIAL IMPACTS: LITTLE TO NONE  
- LITTLE TO NO POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM TORNADOES.  
 
* FOR MORE INFORMATION:  
- HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY  
- HTTP://READY.GOV/HURRICANES  
- LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECASTS: NWS HOUSTON/GALVESTON, TX  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/HGX/  
 

 
 
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