Tropical Storm Edouard forms near Texas and Louisiana while a storm moves toward Hawaii
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Edouard formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was projected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana.
MIAMI (AP) – Tropical Storm Edouard formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was projected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana.
What happened
In practice, the storm was upgraded Monday night from a tropical depression and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center expect it will create landfall in Texas on Tuesday.
Early Tuesday the storm was regarding 85 miles (135 kilometers) southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 115 miles (185 kilometers) southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph (65 kph) while moving west-northwest at 7 mph (11 kph).
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remarked the biggest challenge projected from the storm is flooding. Forecasters are anticipating 3-6 inches (7-15 centimeters) of rain in the greater Houston area, with some areas of the state's upper coast getting up to 9 inches (22 centimeters). More than 4 inches (10 centimeters) per hour could fall and will probable cause flash flooding in low-lying and urban areas, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The bottom line
Taken together, the developments around tropical Storm Edouard forms near Texas and Louisiana while a storm moves point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
