The National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Storm Warning on August 31, 2026, covering sections of the upper Texas coast and the southwestern Louisiana coast as Potential Tropical Cyclone Five moved toward the region from the Gulf of Mexico.
The system, designated AT5/AL052026, was located near latitude 27.8, longitude -91.0 as of 10:00 AM CDT that day. It was tracking west-northwest at 5 mph, with maximum sustained winds of approximately 35 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1013 mb.