Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to move northwest toward the Texas coast on Tuesday, September 1, bringing heavy rains and the possibility of flash flooding to parts of the state.
In North Texas, the storm will increase rain chances across eastern and southeastern counties from late Tuesday through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth. The weather agency said rainfall totals between 1 and 2 inches are possible in southeast Central Texas, with isolated pockets receiving up to 3 inches. Western portions of North Texas will likely remain dry, however.
Locals likely won’t see the impacts of the storm until late Tuesday, with low, isolated storm chances producing frequent lightning and soaking rains, even as the region continues to see a heat index values of up to 105 degrees, and largely remains under an elevated fire risk.
Rain chances will then increase on Wednesday as increased moisture continues to move toward the state’s Upper Coast, the NWS said.
According to the agency, Tropical Storm Edouard will bring tropical storm to hurricane conditions to the North Texas and Louisiana Coast, bringing heavy rainfall, flash flooding, some river flooding, and storm surge to the state.
Over the last 24 hours, the storm strengthened from a tropical depression into Tropical Storm Edouard while moving west-northwest through the Gulf. It could continue to strengthen before reaching the Texas coast.
The tropical storm could also bring a low potential for flash flooding across the Brazos Valley and southeast-central and central Texas, between Houston, Dallas, and Austin, per the NWS. Some locations there could see up to 3 inches of rain by the end of the week.
Edouard’s remnants are expected to dissipate by this weekend.
This article originally published at Tropical storm Edouard to hit Texas – here’s where flooding is possible.