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)
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
- FayUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- GustavUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- HannaUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- IkeUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- JosephineUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- KyleUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- LauraUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- MarcoUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
- NanaUnisys Weather: The Six-Year List of Names for Atlantic Storms
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Heavy rain expected, 10 inches possible over portions of southeastern TexasNational Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Edouard Public Advisory (August 5, 2008)
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Location at time of issuance of warning
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Location at 5 p.m. EDT on August 3
