Tuesday morning:<\/p>\n
The first outer rain bands arrive along our coastline at 6:00 a.m. Because this is tropical rain any cell has the potential to bring heavy rain with 2\u2033 falling in an hours\u2019 time. This is what the 10:00 a.m. futurecast looks like. <\/p>\n
Storms east of I-45 in Chambers County (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)Tuesday afternoon:<\/p>\n
Landfall of Tropical Storm Edouard will be early Tuesday afternoon. It is forecast to be a 60-mph storm. <\/p>\n
Landfall early Tuesday afternoon (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)Tuesday afternoon impacts:<\/p>\n
A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Chambers County including the Bolivar Peninsula. Winds in Chambers County will range from 40 to 60mph with stronger gusts. Affected cities will be High Island, Crystal Beach and Bolivar. When winds are this strong, power outages are possible. <\/p>\n
Wind speeds of 40-60 mph and higher gusts (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)Flood threat:<\/p>\n
A Flood Watch is in effect for half of Southeast Texas starting late Monday and lasting through Wednesday morning. 3-5 inches of rain with isolated amounts of 6 to 9 inches are possible with the highest totals most likely occurring east of I-45. Below are possible rain totals for SE Texas. <\/p>\n
Some of the current modeling has higher rain totals in Kay, Sugar Land and Lake Jackson (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)Storm surge:<\/p>\n
Because Edouard hasn\u2019t spent a lot of time over water the storm surge will be less impactful. From Galveston to Chambers County a 1 to 2\u2032 rise is expected. Closer to the Texas\/Louisiana state line peak surge is expected to be 4-6\u2032. <\/p>\n
Galveston into Bolivar will be 1-2 feet (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)Extended Forecast:<\/p>\n
Even through Edouard moves out Tuesday night, left over tropical moisture will create more afternoon thunderstorms Wednesday. In fact, we may see afternoon storms through the beginning of the holiday weekend. <\/p>\n
What to expect through Labor Day (Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)Anthony’s Weather Lab<\/p>\n
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