Forecasters made Edouard, packing 50-mph sustained winds, the fifth tropical storm of the 2008 hurricane season. They expected the storm to strengthen and said it could reach near-hurricane strength by the time it made landfall in Texas on Tuesday morning.
A tropical storm warning was in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Intracoastal City, La. That meant tropical storm conditions were expected in the next 24 hours. The warning area did not include New Orleans. A tropical storm watch extended west to Port O'Connor, Texas.
AP 11:15 PM EST August 3, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 3) - Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, and forecasters expected it to bring high winds and several inches of rain to the coasts of western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
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A tropical storm warning was in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Intracoastal City, La. That meant tropical storm conditions were expected in the next 24 hours. The warning area did not include New Orleans. A tropical storm watch extended west to Port O'Connor, Texas.
Tropical Storm Forms Off Louisiana Coast
AP 11:15 PM EST August 3, 2008
NEW ORLEANS (Aug. 3) - Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, and forecasters expected it to bring high winds and several inches of rain to the coasts of western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
[Read full article HERE, retrieved tonight for review]
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