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[^2]\n\nTropical Depression Edouard weakened to a tropical depression status on Wednesday after making landfall between Texas and Louisiana with sustained winds of 95 km/h (60 mph). [^3]\n\nThe US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported on Wednesday morning that Tropical Storm Marie could intensify into a hurricane during the day. [^4]\n\nThe National Weather Service maintains flood and strong wind alerts for the Upper Texas coast and southwest Louisiana as of 2026-09-01. [^5]\n\nThe U.S. National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center forecast rainfall of 3-9 inches along the Texas and Louisiana coasts during the afternoon and evening of 2026-09-01. [^6]\n\nSchools and municipal offices were closed, and residents were told to stay at home due to the storm. [^7]\n\nSome areas northwest of Beaumont, where the center of the storm passed Tuesday, received between 10 inches (25 centimeters) and 21 inches (53 centimeters) of rain in a matter of hours. [^8]\n\nThe storm was downgraded Tuesday night after making landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph). [^9]\n\nStrong winds and flooding caused trees to fall, blocking roads and disabling traffic lights in Beaumont, Texas, according to the Beaumont Police Department on social media. [^10]\n\nThe National Weather Service and emergency officials reported that areas northwest of Beaumont received between 25 centimeters (10 inches) and 53 centimeters (21 inches) of rain in a few hours. [^11]\n\nThe NHC forecasts that Marie will turn west-northwest later on Wednesday and maintain that track until Friday. 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