Tropical Storm Edouard Takes Aim at Texas
Tropical Storm Edouard Takes Aim at Texas
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Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall in Texas later Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and flooding to parts of Texas and Louisiana, the National Hurricane Center said.
Early Tuesday the storm was centered about 65 miles south-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 90 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, moving west-northwest at 8 mph, according to the hurricane center.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the biggest problem expected from the storm is flooding.
What Forecasters Expect
The hurricane center is anticipating 3 to 6 inches of rain in the greater Houston area, with some parts of the state's upper coast getting up to 9 inches.
More than 4 inches per hour could fall in spots, which the hurricane center said will likely cause flash flooding in low-lying and urban areas.
Timeline
NOAA satellite imagery showed the system forming over the Gulf as Potential Tropical Cyclone Five, and forecasters posted a tropical storm warning for parts of the Gulf Coast.
The system was upgraded from a tropical depression to Tropical Storm Edouard, with forecasters saying it would keep strengthening before landfall.
Crews in Texas worked to clear dry vegetation that could ignite from a lightning strike and spread fast-moving fires, Abbott said.
Edouard closed in on the upper Texas coast, with landfall expected later in the day.
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"This is our first big storm of the season, and I'll tell you, Texas is prepared," Orlando Alanis of the Texas Division of Emergency Management said at a news conference.
Abbott pointed emergency crews at two threats at once — the flooding risk from the rain and the fire risk from dry vegetation ahead of the storm.
What's Next
Landfall in Texas is expected Tuesday, with the flooding threat running through the day as the slow-moving storm dumps rain on the upper coast and Houston area.
In the Pacific, Tropical Storm Lowell was about 630 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, on Monday evening with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, moving west at 10 mph. Forecasters said Lowell could rapidly intensify into a major hurricane by Wednesday.
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The remnants of Hurricane Dolly brought rain and thunderstorms to parts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos, and the Bahamas, the hurricane center said.
Farther out in the Pacific, Hurricane Karina strengthened into a Category 4 storm and remained one Tuesday morning, centered 1,210 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph. Forecasters said it did not threaten land.
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