"PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing ashore heavy rains and setting off flood warnings along the coast.
The storm made landfall in the small coastal community of Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, and was expected to rapidly weaken as it moved inland. The National Hurricane Center said the storm arrived with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph) and had become slightly weaker as its center moved over southeastern Texas on Tuesday evening. In the meantime, several storms were brewing in the Pacific Ocean, including Lowell, which reached hurricane strength earlier in the day.
The hurricane center said Edouard was expected to dump 3 to 7 inches (8 to 17 centimeters) of rain with up to 12 inches (30 centimeters). Southwestern Louisiana was expected to see lesser amounts.
“That rainfall could produce some flash flooding and river flooding,” said Brad Reinhart, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center."
Jamie Stengle and Lekan Oyekanmi report for the Associated Press September 1, 2026.
