iNWS Alert

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Vernon-Rapides-Avoyelles-Beauregard-Allen-Evangeline-St. Landry-
Lafayette-Upper St. Martin-Lower St. Martin-West Cameron-East
Cameron-Northern Calcasieu-Northern Jefferson Davis-Northern
Acadia-Upper Vermilion-Upper Iberia-Upper St. Mary-Southern
Calcasieu-Southern Jefferson Davis-Southern Acadia-Lower
Vermilion-Lower Iberia-Lower St. Mary-Tyler-Hardin-Northern
Jasper-Northern Newton-Southern Jasper-Southern Newton-Upper
Jefferson-Northern Orange-Lower Jefferson-Southern Orange-
Including the cities of Avery Island, Spurger, Lafayette,
Jamestown, Bleakwood, Patterson, Pickering, Eunice, Oretta,
Magnolia Springs, Reddell, Alexandria, Nederland, Stephensville,
Morse, Centerville, De Quincy, Call, Woodville, Burkeville,
Mansura, Roganville, Breaux Bridge, Lake Charles, Beaumont, Iota,
Creole, Cade, Mamou, Branch, Hillister, Westlake, Gist, Johnson
Bayou, Cameron, Beaver, Franklin, Warren, Bayou Vista, New
Iberia, Morgan City, Bunkie, Burns Point, Lumberton, Klondike,
St. Landry, Mt. Union, Simmesport, Sabine Pass, Orange, Forked
Island, Marksville, De Ridder, Elton, Moss Bluff, Hackberry,
Wiergate, St. Martinville, Leesville, Jennings, Hathaway,
Abbeville, Pineville, Mauriceville, Town Bluff, Oakdale, Grand
Chenier, Vinton, Kirbyville, Newton, Silsbee, Grand Lake, Welsh,
Fenton, Bundick Lake, Rayne, Jasper, Ivanhoe, Iowa, Evadale,
Kinder, Topsy, Farrsville, Cottonport, Cypremort Point, Lake
Arthur, Fort Polk, Berwick, Bridge City, Vidor, Effie, Hayes,
Sulphur, Holly Springs, Crowley, Opelousas, Carlyss, Lawtell,
Meaux, Buna, Church Point, Fred, China, Jeanerette, Intracoastal
City, Kaplan, Gueydan, Sea Rim State Park, Port Arthur, Slagle,
Fields, Bell City, Ville Platte, Maurice, Rutherford Beach, and
Deweyville
1131 AM CDT Sun Aug 16 2026

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 109.
For the second Heat Advisory, heat index values up to 110 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west
central Louisiana and southeast Texas.

* WHEN...For the first Heat Advisory, until 8 PM CDT this evening.
For the second Heat Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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