Edouard weakens into a tropical depression after landfall but still
dumping rain into Texas
[September 02, 2026]
By JAMIE STENGLE and LEKAN OYEKANMI
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened
into a depression Tuesday night while unleashing heavy rains and strong
winds on parts of Texas, knocking out power to thousands, toppling trees
and flooding roads.
The storm downgraded hours after making landfall near the
Texas-Louisiana border with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph),
according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters said the system
would keep losing strength as it pushed inland but would likely continue
to produce heavy rains and possible flooding into Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a burst of tropical weather continued in the Pacific, where
three named storms were churning in open waters.
The hurricane center expected Edouard to dump 3 to 7 inches (8 to 17
centimeters) of rain with up to 12 inches (30 centimeters) in some
areas.
Storm makes landfall along Texas-Louisiana line
As the center of the storm passed over Beaumont, Texas, about 80 miles
(130 kilometers) northeast of Houston, the city's offices were shuttered
and the Texas Office of Emergency Management warned residents to stay
off the road.
Throughout the city were downed trees blocking roads, traffic signals
that weren't working and flooded underpasses, Beaumont Police said in a
post on social media.
About 32,000 utility customers were without electricity in Jefferson
County, which includes Beaumont, according to poweroutage.com.
Mike Gilbert decided ahead of the storm to close his surf shop on Texas'
Crystal Beach because he didn't want to risk his employees having a
difficult time getting home. But, he said, it had ended up just being
gray skies and drizzly rain there Tuesday as Edouard made landfall about
60 miles (96 kilometers) northeast of his shop.
“You literally never know," Gilbert said. “It could have all of a sudden
moved over 50 miles and picked up 20 mph in wind and it could have been
a whole different story.”
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Dark clouds hang low over the horizon as Tropical Storm Edouard
makes its way towards landfall in Galveston, Texas, Tuesday, Sept.
1, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
In Cameron, Louisiana, the winds had picked up by Tuesday morning
and rain was coming through on and off, said Connor Salvador, who
owns an RV park there near the coast. He said while there could be a
“little bit” of flooding if they get a lot of rain, he wasn't too
worried about Edouard.
“We’re pretty used to all these types of storms that come through,”
he said.
Several storms in the Pacific Ocean
Forecasters said newly formed Hurricane Lowell in the Pacific Ocean
was expected to remain several hundred miles away from Hawaii for
the next several days at least, but swells from the hurricane were
likely to impact parts of the islands beginning Wednesday.
“This hurricane is likely to increase the surf and make for
dangerous beach conditions and marine conditions for any boaters
near the Hawaiian islands over the next few days,” said Andrew
Hagan, a forecaster with the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Storm Marie formed in the Pacific Ocean early Tuesday well
offshore of southwest Mexico, the center said. Forecasters said it
was expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday night, and swells
generated by the storm were expected to affect parts of the coast in
southwestern Mexico and the Baja California peninsula over the next
few days.
Elsewhere in the Pacific, Karina became a hurricane Sunday, fueled
by warm waters far from any shore. It strengthened Monday into a
powerful Category 4 storm but forecasters said Tuesday that it was
expected to weaken.
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