Louisiana, Texas Moderate Heat Advisory | Effective 08/15/2026 20:18

Headline: 
Heat Advisory issued August 15 at 10:18PM CDT until August 16 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Heat Advisory
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 15, 2026 - 8:18pm
Expires: 
August 16, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 109 expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Louisiana and southeast Texas. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 8 PM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Instruction: 
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Area Description: 
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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov