Tropical Storm Edouard forms in Gulf, heads for Texas and Louisiana
Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the Gulf and is expected to strengthen further before reaching the Texas-Louisiana coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
At 7 p.m. CDT Monday, Edouard was centered about 140 miles southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 175 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas. It had maximum sustained winds of 40 mph and was moving west-northwest at 6 mph.
The NHC expects Edouard to reach the coast within the warning area on Tuesday before moving inland over southeast Texas on Tuesday night. Tropical-storm conditions are expected to reach the coast by Tuesday morning.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from Port Bolivar, Texas, to the Vermilion-Iberia Parish line in Louisiana. A Storm Surge Watch covers the coast from High Island, Texas, to the Vermilion-Cameron Parish line in Louisiana.
Storm surge of 2 to 4 feet is possible from High Island to the Vermilion-Cameron Parish line, while 1 to 3 feet is possible farther east to Morgan City, Louisiana.
Edouard is expected to produce 3 to 6 inches of rain, with isolated totals up to 9 inches, along parts of the upper Texas coast and inland through east-central Texas. The rain could cause flash flooding, especially in low-lying and urban areas, as well as possible river flooding.
Edouard is the fifth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, following Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal and Dolly.
None of the season’s five storms has reached hurricane strength as the Atlantic approaches its climatological peak in September. A strong El Niño in the Pacific has hindered storm formation by increasing wind shear, which can prevent tropical systems from organizing and intensifying.
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