Five southwest Louisiana parishes — Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis and Vermilion parishes — have declared states of emergency as Tropical Storm Humberto heads toward the Texas-Louisiana border, according to the Associated Press.
A tropical storm warning remains in effect from Port O’Connor, Texas to Cameron, La. A tropical storm watch remains in effect from east of Cameron to Intracoastal City.
The major threat from the storm is heavy rain, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The NHC said rainfall amounts of 5-10 inches are expected along the middle and upper Texas coast and in extreme southwestern Louisiana with isolated maximum accumulations of 15 inches possible.
Coastal storm surge flooding of 2-3 feet above normal tide levels can be expected near and to the east of where the center makes landfall, the NHC said.