Edouard makes landfall
Edouard has just recently made landfall in Jefferson County, Texas, between High Island, Texas and Sabine Pass, LA/TX. Winds are at 65 mph, which makes this a fairly strong tropical storm. The storm was limited by the fact it turned earlier than normal so it did not have that much time over water. This was in lieu of the forecast which had it making its way into Galveston Bay and into downtown Houston. Houston should still feel the effects later today but the storm should be weaker by that point.
Tropical Storm Warnings still remain, but they are condensed. Now, they cover Jefferson, Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary, Iberia, Vermilion, & Cameron Parishes in Louisiana, and Jefferson, Orange, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty & Brazoria Counties in Texas.
Hurricane Watches include all those areas except for Iberia, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Lafourche & Jefferson Parishes, however those are likely to get dropped at the 11 AM EDT/10 AM CDT advisory.
Tropical Storm winds have affected the coast all the way from Terrebonne Parish to about Gilchrist, on the Bolivar Peninsula. Limited evacuations are in effect in Cameron & Vermilion Parishes for the lower-lying areas, and there is a voluntary evacuation for the Port Arthur neighborhood of Sabine Pass, Texas.
Matt Lauer was in the Forbidden City today. 3 days!
11 AM UPDATE: The storm is now in Liberty County, right at the Liberty/Chambers line just north of Hankamer. Incidentally, I-10 is closed between Exits 812 & 813 (yes I-10 is THAT long in TX), near Hankamer & Anahuac along Texas Route 61. Winds are down to 60 mph.
The Hurricane Watches have been discontinued, and Tropical Storm Warnings east of Cameron, Louisiana (leaving only western Cameron Parish) and the one for Brazoria County has been discontinued.
2 PM UPDATE: The storm is down to 50 mph, but still a Tropical Storm. It is now located southeast of Dayton, Texas, still in Liberty County. The Tropical Storm Warnings are the same.
5 PM UPDATE: The storm is now a "Depression" with 35 mph winds, and it is located near Patton Village and Woodbranch in extreme eastern Montgomery County, near the intersection of US-59/Eastex Freeway and TX-242. Although the center is much less important now that it is disorganized, and more important is where the rain is hitting. However, the storm needs to track farther west and south to help the drought, as shown here.
Tropical Storm Warnings still remain, but they are condensed. Now, they cover Jefferson, Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Mary, Iberia, Vermilion, & Cameron Parishes in Louisiana, and Jefferson, Orange, Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Liberty & Brazoria Counties in Texas.
Hurricane Watches include all those areas except for Iberia, St. Mary, Terrebonne, Lafourche & Jefferson Parishes, however those are likely to get dropped at the 11 AM EDT/10 AM CDT advisory.
Tropical Storm winds have affected the coast all the way from Terrebonne Parish to about Gilchrist, on the Bolivar Peninsula. Limited evacuations are in effect in Cameron & Vermilion Parishes for the lower-lying areas, and there is a voluntary evacuation for the Port Arthur neighborhood of Sabine Pass, Texas.
Matt Lauer was in the Forbidden City today. 3 days!
11 AM UPDATE: The storm is now in Liberty County, right at the Liberty/Chambers line just north of Hankamer. Incidentally, I-10 is closed between Exits 812 & 813 (yes I-10 is THAT long in TX), near Hankamer & Anahuac along Texas Route 61. Winds are down to 60 mph.
The Hurricane Watches have been discontinued, and Tropical Storm Warnings east of Cameron, Louisiana (leaving only western Cameron Parish) and the one for Brazoria County has been discontinued.
2 PM UPDATE: The storm is down to 50 mph, but still a Tropical Storm. It is now located southeast of Dayton, Texas, still in Liberty County. The Tropical Storm Warnings are the same.
5 PM UPDATE: The storm is now a "Depression" with 35 mph winds, and it is located near Patton Village and Woodbranch in extreme eastern Montgomery County, near the intersection of US-59/Eastex Freeway and TX-242. Although the center is much less important now that it is disorganized, and more important is where the rain is hitting. However, the storm needs to track farther west and south to help the drought, as shown here.
Labels: Hurricanes, Olympics, Texas
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