{"id":424465,"date":"2026-09-03T00:02:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/424465\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T00:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:02:26","slug":"tropical-depression-edouard-moves-across-texas-nhc-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/424465\/","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Depression Edouard moves across Texas, NHC says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tropical Depression Edouard spreads gusty winds, heavy rain across southeast Texas, NHC says<\/p>\n

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Gusty winds and heavy rainfall from Tropical Depression Edouard continue to spread gradually across southeast Texas on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.<\/a> <\/p>\n

The system made landfall Tuesday afternoon near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana. <\/p>\n

Edouard had maximum sustained winds of about 25 mph as of the 5 p.m. update Wednesday, with stronger gusts near the center. The storm was expected to continue weakening and dissipate Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The system was moving north-northwest at about 5 mph, a motion expected to continue through the next 24 hours. <\/p>\n

The depression has a minimum central pressure of 1011 millibars.<\/p>\n

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RAINFALL: <\/p>\n

Total rainfall along the path of Edouard is expected to range from 5 to 10 inches, with maximum totals up to 22 inches for inland areas of east-central Texas, according to the NHC. <\/p>\n

This rainfall is likely to produce additional flash flooding, especially in low-lying and urban areas. Additional significant flash flooding is likely over the Piney Woods area of eastern Texas. Isolated moderate to major river flooding is expected.<\/p>\n

Total rainfall over Southwest Louisiana from Edouard will range from 2 to 4 inches through Thursday.<\/p>\n

WIND: <\/p>\n

Wind gusts of 30 to 40 mph may continue near the center of Edouard for the next several hours, with lower winds expected overnight and Thursday, the NHC’s website states.<\/p>\n

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