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• The National Weather Service issued a tropical storm warning on August 3, 2008.CNN: Texas Braces As Tropical Storm Warnings Cover Coast (August 4, 2008) The storm made landfall on the Texas Gulf coast to the east of Galveston on the morning of Tuesday, August 5, 2008.The Associated Press: Edouard Hits Texas Coast with Strong Wind, Rain (August 5, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Made landfall on August 5, 2008National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Edouard Public Advisory (August 5, 2008)
  2. 7: 00 a.m CST warning in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana to Sargent, TexasNational Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Edouard Public Advisory (August 5, 2008)
  3. Maximum sustained winds as of 7: 00 a.m. CST on August 5th: 65 miles an hourThe Associated Press: Edouard Hits Texas Coast with Strong Wind, Rain (August 5, 2008)
  4. Storm surge of two to four feet above normal tidesNational Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Edouard Public Advisory (August 5, 2008)
  5. Heavy rain expected, 10 inches possible over portions of southeastern TexasNational Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Edouard Public Advisory (August 5, 2008)
  6. Tropical storm warning originally issued 11 a.m. Eastern Time on August 3, 2008Reuters: Tropical Depression Forms in Gulf of Mexico (August 3, 2008)
  7. Location at time of issuance of warning: 150 miles south of Pensacola, FloridaBloomberg: Tropical Disturbance Forms South of Florida in Northern Gulf (August 3, 2008)
  8. Location at 5 p.m. EDT on August 3: 85 miles SE of mouth of Mississippi RiverReuters: Tropical Depression Forms in Gulf of Mexico (August 3, 2008)

• Tropical Storms

  A tropical storm is defined as a system with maximum sustained winds of between 39 and 74 miles per hour. The system was designated Tropical Storm Edouard after its winds exceeded 39 miles an hour. If the storm's winds top 74 miles an hour, it will become Hurricane Edouard.Reuters: Tropical Depression Forms in Gulf of Mexico (August 3, 2008)

• Possible Upcoming Storm Names for 2008

  1. FayUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  2. GustavUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  3. HannaUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  4. IkeUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  5. JosephineUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  6. KyleUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  7. LauraUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  8. MarcoUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
  9. NanaUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms

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