Potential Tropical Cyclone Edouard threatens the Gulf Coast
A developing Gulf disturbance, designated Invest 97L and later Potential Tropical Cyclone Five, became Tropical Storm Edouard, drenching East Texas with severe flooding before weakening as it moved inland.
Key developments
A Gulf disturbance south of the Mississippi River coast, designated Invest 97L, has a 30% chance of development and could bring heavy rain and gusty winds to Texas and Louisiana.
180 sources on this →The system organizes into Potential Tropical Cyclone Five, prompting tropical storm warnings from Port Bolivar, Texas to the Vermilion/Cameron line in Louisiana as Edouard nears landfall.
Forecasters set expectations for Tropical Storm Edouard's impact on the greater Houston area as the storm approaches the Gulf Coast.
6 sources on this →Tropical Storm Edouard strengthens as it bears down on the Louisiana and Texas coasts, with forecast maps tracking its path toward landfall.
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