Forecasters warned of the possibility of a storm surge of 4.5m to 6m, battering waves and rain of up to 38cm along the Texas and western Louisiana coast.Two Texas communities that may bear the brunt of the storm are Beaumont, which is a petrochemical, shipbuilding and port city of about 114,000; and Port Arthur, a city of about 58,000 he is home to industries including oil, shrimping and crawfish