ðə pˌɜːsənˈɛl ʌv bˈoʊθ stˈeɪʃənz ɪvˈækjuːˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz ʌv bˌætən ɹˈuːʒ sˈɪstɚ stˈeɪʃən wˈæfb ɪnðɪ ˌæftɚnˈuːn ˈaʊɚz ʌv ˈɔːɡəst twˈɛnti sˈɪks, æz mˈændətˌoːɹi ɪvˌækjuːˈeɪʃənz fɚðə sˈɪɾi ʌv lˈeɪk tʃˈɑːɹlz hɐdbɪn ˈɪʃuːd ɐhˈɛd ʌvðə hˈɜːɹᵻkˌeɪnz lˈændfɔːl.
The personnel of both stations evacuated to the facilities of Baton Rouge sister station WAFB in the afternoon hours of August 26, as mandatory evacuations for the city of Lake Charles had been issued ahead of the hurricane's landfall.