Edouard continues to bring the threat of flooding rain to eastern Texas and southwest Louisiana, including Houston.
Latest information and impacts
Edouard is sweeping some bands of rain ashore through eastern Texas, as the radar image below shows.
The main threat from this system is heavy rainfall, both near the coast and to some extent inland, especially over eastern Texas.
Here’s how much additional rainfall is expected.
Landfall on the Louisiana Coast
The official landfall occurred at 2:20 p.m. CDT near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, with winds of 60 mph.
An unofficial wind gust was reported near Port Arthur, Texas, on the evening of Sept. 1 after landfall.
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Winds gusted as high as 71 mph near the Texas/Louisiana border, 52 mph at Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana and 46 mph in Cameron, Louisiana. Water levels are 1-2 feet above expected tidal levels in southwestern Louisiana.
Edouard became the fifth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season Monday evening after being designated a tropical depression early Monday afternoon.
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Third short-lived Gulf storm
Edouard became the third short-lived Gulf storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Tropical Storm Arthur and its remnants soaked parts of the northern Gulf Coast in mid-June.
About a month later, Tropical Storm Bertha produced some strong wind gusts and coastal flooding, but was hammered by strong wind shear which kept its rainfall impacts relatively limited along the Gulf Coast.
(MORE: Record long wait for first Atlantic hurricane of season?)
It’s a reminder that while we expect a quieter hurricane season, you should have your hurricane safety plan ready to go and monitor forecasts throughout the season.