Tropical Storm Edouard (2026)

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Tropical Storm Edouard was a compact tropical cyclone that struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. The fifth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, Edouard formed from a non-tropical low pressure area in the northern Gulf of Mexico on August 31. Initially struggling to organize, Edouard quickly intensified to its peak intensity with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph (97 km/h) as it made landfall near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, on the afternoon of September 1. Edouard quickly degraded to a tropical depression once inland. Edouard brought strong winds to southeast Texas, with a maximum wind gust of 90 mph (140 km/h) measured in Port Arthur. Strong winds downed several trees and caused power outages. As the storm moved inland, it dropped torrential rainfall totals exceeding 20 in (510 mm) over southeast Texas, peaking in Hardin, Polk, and Tyler counties where a flash flood emergency was declared. On September 4, an initial estimate by the reinsurer Aon plc placed losses in...

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