NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedSeptember 1, 2026Miami-Dade
Tropical Storm Edouard approaches Texas and Louisiana coastlines
Tropical Storm Edouard is moving toward the Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall in Texas on Tuesday with heavy rain and flash flooding. Forecasters anticipate rainfall totals between 3 and 9 inches in parts of Texas and Louisiana.
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Residents in the upper Texas coast and Louisiana face potential and heavy rainfall, requiring emergency preparedness for the first major storm of the season.
Key Facts
- Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to make landfall in Texas on Tuesday.
- The storm has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.
- Forecasters expect 3-6 inches of rain in the greater Houston area.
- Some areas of the upper Texas coast could receive up to 9 inches of rain.
- Flash flooding is likely in low-lying and urban areas due to rainfall rates exceeding 4 inches per hour.
- Texas Division of Emergency Management crews cleared dry vegetation to prevent fire risks.
- Tropical Storm Lowell in the Pacific is expected to become a major hurricane by Wednesday.
- Tropical Storm Marie formed off the coast of southwest Mexico.
- Hurricane Karina is a Category 4 storm in the Pacific with 140 mph winds, posing no threat to land.
Who's Mentioned
organizationNational Hurricane Center“Forecasting and tracking tropical storms”locationHouston“Area expecting 3-6 inches of rain”personOrlando Alanis“Texas Division of Emergency Management official”locationTexas“State expecting landfall”personGreg Abbott“Governor of Texas”locationLouisiana“State expecting heavy rain”