More than 30,000 customers across East Texas remained without power days after Tropical Storm Edouard slammed the Gulf Coast, while flash flood emergencies and rising waterways continued to threaten communities inland. Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, roughly 15 miles south-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph […] The post Edouard's remnants leave 30,000 without power as East Texas faces flash flood emergencies appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 30,000 customers across East Texas remained without power days after Tropical Storm Edouard slammed the Gulf Coast, while flash flood emergencies and rising waterways continued to threaten communities inland. Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, roughly 15 miles south-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and a minimum central pressure of 996 mb, according to the National Hurricane Center. The storm weakened to a tropical depression by Tuesday night, but the damage was already spreading. Port Arthur recorded a top wind gust of 90 mph, with two additional hurricane-force gusts measured in the area the same day. Downed trees ripped power lines across Jefferson…Open
Parts of southeast Texas are facing life-threatening flash flooding on Wednesday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Edouard slam the region with heavy rain.
Southeast Texas saw life-threatening flooding even as storm Edouard lost steam. Online speculation said “brown ocean effect” aided the rain, but the simpler explanation was right next door.
Tropical Storm Edouard roared ashore near Port Arthur, Texas, with 60 mph winds and has since dumped as much as 21 inches of rain on parts of southeast Texas, leaving more than 70,000 customers without power and forcing residents in several communities to seek higher ground. The National Hurricane Center confirmed that Edouard made landfall […] The post Tropical Depression Edouard knocks out power to 70,000 and triggers flash flood emergency across southeast Texas appeared first on American Almanac .
Tropical Storm Edouard roared ashore near Port Arthur, Texas, with 60 mph winds and has since dumped as much as 21 inches of rain on parts of southeast Texas, leaving more than 70,000 customers without power and forcing residents in several communities to seek higher ground. The National Hurricane Center confirmed that Edouard made landfall at 2:20 p.m. local time Tuesday near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, roughly 15 miles south-southeast of Port Arthur. Maximum sustained winds hit 60 mph, and the storm's minimum central pressure measured 996 millibars. Port Arthur itself recorded a top wind gust of 90 mph, with two additional hurricane-force gusts, 74 mph or greater, measured in the surrounding area Tuesday afternoon. By 10 p.m. Tuesday,…Open
As of 11 a.m. ET Wednesday, the depression is producing wind gusts 35 to 45 mph, and the National Hurricane Center warns that flash flooding is likely across the region, especially in urban areas.
Video shows heavy rain and gusty winds in southeast Texas as Tropical Storm Edouard swept through the area. Edouard has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday afternoon near the border of Texas and Louisiana.Edouard brings heavy rain, gusty winds to southeast Texas
Tuesday afternoon, Edouard came ashore along the Texas-Louisiana border, and was expected to quickly weaken. Kiyana Lewis with FOX Weather tracks the storm as it continues moving inland.
Tropical Storm Edouard is making landfall as the compact storm brings heavy rain, storm surge and flash flooding along the Upper Texas and southwestern Louisiana coasts as it tracks inland through the day.
