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Tropical Storm Edouard Makes Landfall in Louisiana; Texas Warns of Heavy Rain

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall in Louisiana on September 1, prompting heavy rain warnings in Texas.

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The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall in Louisiana on September 1 with winds up to 95 km/h. [1] A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the area from Port Bolivar, Texas to the Vermilion/Iberia Parish Line. [2] Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft data and WSR-88D radar data indicate that Edouard is strengthening with maximum sustained winds up to 50 mph. [3] As of 10:00 AM, the center of Tropical Storm Edouard was located around 60 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas. [4] Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to make landfall later today near the Louisiana/Texas border. [5] Satellite images indicate the center of Tropical Storm Edouard reached the coast around 14:20 local time near Johnson Bayou in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. [6]
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  1. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall in Louisiana on September 1 with winds up to 95 km/h. · El Financiero
  2. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the area from Port Bolivar, Texas to the Vermilion/Iberia Parish Line. · WJXT News4JAX
  3. Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft data and WSR-88D radar data indicate that Edouard is strengthening with maximum sustained winds up to 50 mph. · WJXT News4JAX
  4. As of 10:00 AM, the center of Tropical Storm Edouard was located around 60 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas. · WJXT News4JAX
  5. Tropical Storm Edouard is expected to make landfall later today near the Louisiana/Texas border. · WJXT News4JAX
  6. Satellite images indicate the center of Tropical Storm Edouard reached the coast around 14:20 local time near Johnson Bayou in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. · El Financiero
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