{"id":422779,"date":"2026-09-01T11:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422779\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T11:14:13","slug":"tropical-storm-edouard-heads-toward-texas-louisiana-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/422779\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Storm Edouard heads toward Texas-Louisiana coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>West Palm Beach, Fla. (WPEC) \u2014 Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the northwestern Gulf and is moving west-northwest toward the Texas-Louisiana coastline.<\/p>\n<p>The storm is expected to make landfall Tuesday near the Texas-Louisiana border, then weaken quickly as it moves inland across eastern Texas.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Edouard could have winds up to 65 miles per hour before landfall. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fc2eed50-34f3-45f6-b48e-3552e6831e10-edouardcone5amtue.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Edouard could have winds up to 65 miles per hour before landfall. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>Edouard is a compact system, but it could strengthen some before reaching the coast \u2014 potentially nearing hurricane strength for a brief time.<\/p>\n<p>A hurricane watch is in effect from High Island, Texas, to Cameron, Louisiana, while a tropical storm warning extends from Port Bolivar, Texas, to the Vermilion-Iberia Parish line in Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch are in place for coastal Texas and Louisiana. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/41666630-4e19-4a94-9539-8d5b7625865c-tswatchwarning.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch are in place for coastal Texas and Louisiana. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>The greatest concern will be heavy rain and flash flooding. <\/p>\n<p>Widespread totals of 3 to 6 inches are possible from the upper Texas coast into east-central Texas, with isolated amounts up to 9 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Parts of southwest Louisiana could see 2 to 3 inches of rain. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Future Rainfall Totals for Texas and Louisiana. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0243a19a-bcd0-449e-bce2-be50a05f9b6d-RainTotalsKML.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Future Rainfall Totals for Texas and Louisiana. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>Gusty winds, scattered power outages and coastal flooding are also possible near and just east of where the center comes ashore. <\/p>\n<p>A storm surge of 3 to 5 feet is possible along portions of the upper Texas and southwest Louisiana coast.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A Storm Surge Warning is in place for coastal Texas and Louisiana. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a12431f0-20b9-407a-b6c3-5457046f6eb1-stormsurgewarning.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Storm Surge Warning is in place for coastal Texas and Louisiana. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>Edouard poses no threat whatsoever to us here in South Florida.<\/p>\n<p>What happened to the Remnants of Dolly?<\/p>\n<p>The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly have been something we&#8217;ve been keeping an eye on ever since the storm disorganized, but these remnants still remain a disorganized tropical wave producing showers and thunderstorms from near Hispaniola eastward through the northern Leeward Islands.<\/p>\n<p>The system is expected to race west-northwestward, bringing locally heavy rain and gusty winds to parts of the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the Bahamas over the next couple of days. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Moisture associated with the remnants of Dolly will continue to move closer to us in South Florida. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/825b2425-fb15-4b27-b8ed-0e18f5ed9c48-dollyspaghetti.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Moisture associated with the remnants of Dolly will continue to move closer to us in South Florida. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>Even without redevelopment, Dolly\u2019s deep tropical moisture could help enhance South Florida\u2019s typical early.-September rain pattern later this week. <\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Moisture from once Dolly will move into South Florida later this week. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/517fdf2c-6024-446e-b683-8e7142d20918-WaterVaporAP.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Moisture from once Dolly will move into South Florida later this week. (WPEC)<\/p>\n<p>Residents should expect periods of showers and thunderstorms for the rest of the week, very similar to what the last few days have had rain wise.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Elevated coverage of rain for the rest of the week in South Florida. (WPEC)\" class=\"ImageEmbed_image__qZBo_\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"365\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/51b97228-bda9-44ed-b809-95030c8199b6-PM4DayRainPanels.png\" width=\"648\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Elevated coverage of rain for the rest of the week in South Florida. (WPEC)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"West Palm Beach, Fla. 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