{"id":387321,"date":"2026-09-01T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387321\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:30:09","slug":"strengthening-tropical-storm-edouard-targets-gulf-landfall-as-remnants-of-dolly-head-for-florida-nhc-says-orlando-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/387321\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Tropical Storm Edouard targets Gulf landfall as remnants of Dolly head for Florida, NHC says \u2013 Orlando Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tropical Storm Edouard strengthened before landfall on Tuesday while the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly continued to make their way toward Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center.<\/p>\n

As of a special NHC\u2019s noon advisory, the center of Edouard, which became a tropical storm Monday night, was located was located about 30 miles south-southwest of Cameron, Louisiana and 40 miles east-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas moving northwest at 8 mph with maximum sustained winds that had increased to 50 mph with higher gusts.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the forecast track, the center of Edouard is forecast to reach the northwestern Gulf Coast within the warning area later today and move inland over southeast Texas tonight,\u201d forecasters said. \u201cAdditional strengthening is forecast before Edouard makes landfall today, and the storm could approach hurricane strength. Rapid weakening is expected after the center moves inland.\u201d<\/p>\n

A tropical storm warning was in effect for Port Bolivar, Texas to the Vermilion\/Iberia Parish line in Louisiana while a storm surge warning was in place from High Island, Texas to the Vermilion\/Cameron Parish line. A hurricane watch was also in place from High Island to Cameron, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

Tropical-storm-force winds extend out 25 miles from its center and it\u2019s expected to make landfall on Tuesday and bring 3-6 inches with some areas getting up to 9 inches of rain on the upper Texas coast and inland into east-central Texas. Southwest Louisiana could see 2-3 inches, and the accumulation could lead to flash and river flooding.<\/p>\n

10 AM CDT Tue Sep 1 (Advisory 5) Key Messages for Tropical Storm #Edouard<\/a>. Latest info: https:\/\/t.co\/GrztW6mQJV<\/a><\/p>\n

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the biggest problem expected from the storm is flooding.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our first big storm of the season, and I\u2019ll tell you, Texas is prepared,\u201d Orlando Alanis of the Texas Division of Emergency Management said during a news conference.<\/p>\n

Crews worked Monday to clear dry vegetation that could ignite from a lightning strike and cause fast-spreading fires, Abbott said.<\/p>\n

A storm surge of 3 to 5 feet was possible along a stretch of coastline around the Texas-Louisiana border, the hurricane center said.<\/p>\n

Edouard was no threat to Florida, but the Sunshine State could endure the remnants of what had been Dolly beginning late Wednesday and into Thursday.<\/p>\n

The NHC stopped tracking Dolly as it had no chance to redevelop, but it\u2019s now a surface trough of low pressure producing a disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms stretching over the Turks and Caicos and southeastern Bahamas, and headed to Florida.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is potential for moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly to add to the soup, though it is becoming increasingly difficult to track the remnants, even the moisture plume,\u201d said forecasters with the National Weather Service in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

The state will already be in a state of elevated precipitation and Dolly\u2019s remnants could mean locally high rainfall amounts of 2-3 inches with minor flooding, with some areas that could see more than 4 inches.<\/p>\n

The Weather Prediction Center says all of Florida would have a marginal risk for excessive rainfall on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cModels continue to show swell from back when Dolly was a tropical storm arriving midweek, which could increase the rip current risk at the beaches,\u201d the NWS stated.<\/p>\n

Dolly had become the fourth named storm after tropical storms Arthur, Bertha and Cristobal.<\/p>\n

Hurricane season began June 1 and runs through Nov. 30, but the height of hurricane season runs from mid-August through mid-October.<\/p>\n

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration earlier this month updated its seasonal forecast and now expects between seven and 13 named storms this year. Of those, two to six would become hurricanes. It also predicted that there might not be any major hurricanes this year, or at most two.<\/p>\n

Already, 2026 was forecast to have lower-than-average storm generation, and that has been reduced even further with the latest forecasts from the NOAA and other weather groups.<\/p>\n

An average year would see 14 named storms and seven hurricanes, with three of those growing to Category 3 strength or higher.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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