Tropical Storm Edouard strengthens as it bears down on Texas and Louisiana
First big storm of season could reach hurricane force and is expected to bring potentially heavy rains and flooding Tropical Storm Edouard headed toward the US Gulf coast early on Tuesday and was expected to strengthen significantly – possibly reaching hurricane force – before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana . The storm was upgraded on Monday night from a tropical depression, and forecasters with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) expect it will…
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS News · Aug 31, 2026 at 7:37 PM ET
- Coverage span: 13h 19m
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The GuardianTier B
Tropical Storm Edouard strengthens as it bears down on Texas and Louisiana(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Tropical Storm Edouard strengthens as it nears Louisiana, Texas coasts(opens original report in a new tab)Tropical Storm Edouard could hit parts of the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts with near-hurricane conditions today, the National Hurricane Center warns. — CBS News
ABC NewsTier B
Tropical Storm Edouard could strengthen to hurricane before landfall(opens original report in a new tab)Tropical Storm Edouard is poised to significantly strengthen before reaching the northwestern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, potentially reaching hurricane strength. — ABC News
CBS NewsTier B
Tropical storm warnings in effect from Louisiana to Texas(opens original report in a new tab)Tropical storm warnings were in effect from Louisiana to Texas on Monday as thunderstorms built off of a tropical depression around 100 miles off the Gulf Coast. Jason Allen reports and Rob Marciano has the forecast. — CBS News
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