Overview
- Edouard made landfall Tuesday near the Texas–Louisiana border and is weakening as it moves inland, with the National Hurricane Center forecasting dissipation by Wednesday night.
- The NHC and regional weather offices have issued a mix of tropical-storm and hurricane watches, storm-surge warnings, and flood watches along the Upper Texas coast and southwest Louisiana.
- Forecasters expect widespread rainfall of roughly 3 to 6 inches with isolated totals up to 9–12 inches in spots, and rain rates that could reach about 4 inches per hour, creating a high risk of flash flooding in urban and low-lying areas.
- Coastal areas under storm-surge warnings face possible water rise of about 3 to 5 feet above ground near high tide, while isolated tornadoes and pockets of tropical-storm-force winds remain possible near the core.
- Texas authorities activated emergency operations and pre-positioned more than 1,500 personnel and rescue assets to support swift-water response and power restoration as heavy rain and flooding unfold.