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Tropical Storm Edouard forms on path to Texas
- On Monday, the National Hurricane Center designated a tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico as Potential Tropical Cyclone 5, moving northwest toward the Texas and Louisiana coastlines.
- Previously designated as Invest 97L, the system is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms roughly 100 miles south of the Louisiana coast as it drifts inland.
- Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are the primary risks, with isolated areas expecting up to 6 inches of accumulation and maximum wind gusts reaching 40 mph along the Louisiana coast.
- Authorities issued a tropical storm warning from Port Bolivar, Texas, to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line in Louisiana ahead of an expected landfall by Tuesday night.
- Though the system could briefly intensify into Tropical Storm Edouard, meteorologists expect it to remain short-lived due to unfavorable environmental conditions limiting development.
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Edouard may near hurricane strength before reaching northwest Gulf Coast, NHC says
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Edouard is likely to strengthen and could approach hurricane strength before it reaches the northwest U.S. Gulf coast on Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The storm was located about 155 miles (250 km) southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 kph). Edouard is likely to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches with maximu…
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Tropical Storm Edouard forms near Texas and Louisiana, while another storm moves toward Hawaii
Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana. Forecasters expect it will make landfall in Texas on Tuesday. In…
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