Tropical Storm Edouard Could Strengthen to Hurricane Before Landfall: Officials
Forecasters expect Edouard to strengthen before landfall, and rainfall could reach 3 to 6 inches with isolated totals near 9 inches.
- On Tuesday, Tropical Storm Edouard approached the Texas coast with hurricane watches in effect for portions of Texas and Louisiana, with landfall expected later in the afternoon.
- Edouard officially formed Monday evening as the fifth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, intensifying while traversing warmer-than-normal Gulf waters.
- The National Hurricane Center reports maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and a minimum central pressure of 1005 mb, with a storm surge warning in effect from High Island, Texas, to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line in Louisiana.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott warned residents to avoid flooded roadways in Harris County, citing risks of being swept away, and confirmed deployment of emergency rescue aircraft and high-water vehicles.
- Forecasters expect 10-15 inches of rain, threatening flash flooding across East-Central Texas and Southwest Louisiana; Edouard is "poised to significantly strengthen before reaching the northwest Gulf Coast" before rapidly weakening inland.
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Tropical Storm Edouard could strengthen to hurricane before landfall: Officials
Tropical Storm Edouard is poised to significantly strengthen before reaching the northwestern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, potentially reaching hurricane strength.
Tropical Storm Edouard expected to become hurricane before Texas landfall: Check map, flood watches and warnings
Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to strengthen before reaching the Texas coast, bringing heavy rainfall and potential flooding to eastern Texas and Louisiana.
Tropical Storm Edouard Approaches Texas and Louisiana With Potential for Heavy Rains, Flooding
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Edouard headed toward the Gulf Coast early Tuesday and expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana. The storm was upgraded Monday night from a tropical depression and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center expect it will make landfall in Texas later on Tuesday. Early Tuesday the storm was about 65 miles (100 kilometers) south-southeast of Cam…
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