663  
WHUS44 KLCH 231051  
CFWLCH  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA  
551 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
LAZ254-231900-  
/O.UPG.KLCH.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260724T0000Z/  
/O.NEW.KLCH.CF.W.0002.260723T1051Z-260724T0000Z/  
LOWER ST. MARY-  
551 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING.  
 
* WHERE...LOWER ST. MARY PARISH.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...NUMEROUS ROADS MAY BE CLOSED. LOW LYING PROPERTY  
INCLUDING HOMES, BUSINESSES, AND SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE  
WILL BE INUNDATED. SOME SHORELINE EROSION WILL OCCUR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TWO TO THREE FEET OF INUNDATION IS  
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE PROPERTY. IF  
TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH  
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.  
 
 
 
 
 
LAZ252-253-231900-  
/O.CON.KLCH.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-260724T0000Z/  
LOWER VERMILION-LOWER IBERIA-  
551 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2026  
 
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING.  
 
* WHERE...LOWER VERMILION AND LOWER IBERIA PARISHES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...FLOODING OF LOTS, PARKS, AND ROADS WITH ONLY  
ISOLATED ROAD CLOSURES EXPECTED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF TRAVEL IS REQUIRED, ALLOW EXTRA TIME AS SOME ROADS MAY BE  
CLOSED. DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES OR THROUGH WATER OF  
UNKNOWN DEPTH. TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT FLOOD-PRONE  
PROPERTY.  
 
 
 
 
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