What this entry found
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Wind movement speed
- apnews.com: moving west-northwest at 8 mph
- live5news.com: moving west-northwest at 8 mph
- news4jax.com: moving west-northwest near 6 mph
- nypost.com: moving west-northwest at 7 mph
- OUTLETS DISAGREE
Storm surge warning or watch status
- cbsnews.com: storm surge watch in effect
- chron.com: storm surge warning issued
- live5news.com: storm surge warning issued
- wmbfnews.com: storm surge watch in effect
Tropical Storm Edouard formed in the Gulf of Mexico on August 31, 2026, and was expected to strengthen before making landfall along the Texas-Louisiana coast on September 1. The storm threatened heavy rain and flooding, with forecasters warning it could approach or briefly reach hurricane strength. A hurricane watch, tropical storm warnings, and storm surge warnings were issued for parts of Texas and Louisiana.
9 of 11 articles were readable. Headline only, no body text retrieved, for: lufkindailynews.com, valleycentral.com. Nothing below is drawn from those outlets beyond their headline.
Who reported it
- apnews.comWIRE
- cbsnews.comINDEP
- chron.comUNCLASSIFIED
- live5news.comUNCLASSIFIED
- lufkindailynews.comUNCLASSIFIED
- news4jax.comUNCLASSIFIED
- nypost.comINDEP
- valleycentral.comUNCLASSIFIED
- winknews.comUNCLASSIFIED
- wmbfnews.comUNCLASSIFIED
- yahoo.comUNCLASSIFIED
References
- apnews.comTropical Storm Edouard heads for Texas and Louisiana while a storm moves toward HawaiiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- cbsnews.comTropical Storm Edouard strengthens as it nears Louisiana, Texas coastsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- chron.comTropical Storm Edouard to 'strengthen significantly' before landfallScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- live5news.comTROPICS: Tropical Storm Edouard continues to threaten Gulf CoastScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- lufkindailynews.comThe official forecast graphic for Tropical Depression 5, forecast to briefly become Tropical Storm Edouard before making landfall somewhere near the Louisiana/Texas state line on Sept. 1, 2026. The cone shows only the probable path of the center of the stormScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- news4jax.comTropical Storm Edouard has formedScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- nypost.comTropical Storm Edouard forms near Texas and Louisiana while a storm moves toward HawaiiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- valleycentral.comTropical Storm Edouard on track to make landfall in TexasScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- winknews.comTropical Storm Edouard forecast to strengthen; could near hurricane strength at landfallScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- wmbfnews.comFIRST ALERT - Tropical Storm Edouard forms in the GulfScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
- yahoo.comTropical depression forms in Gulf; forecast to become EdouardScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-01T11:35:05
Carried by multiple outlets
- Tropical Storm Edouard formed on August 31, 2026 (Monday night) in the Gulf of Mexicoapnews.com, cbsnews.com, chron.com, live5news.com, news4jax.com, nypost.com, wmbfnews.com, yahoo.com
- The storm was upgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical stormapnews.com, nypost.com
- Maximum sustained winds were 40 mphapnews.com, live5news.com, news4jax.com, nypost.com, winknews.com, yahoo.com
- The storm was moving west-northwestapnews.com, chron.com, live5news.com, news4jax.com, winknews.com
- Expected landfall in Texas on Tuesday (September 1, 2026)apnews.com, cbsnews.com, chron.com, live5news.com, news4jax.com, nypost.com, yahoo.com
- Forecasters anticipated 3-6 inches of rain in the greater Houston area, with some areas getting up to 9 inchesapnews.com, cbsnews.com, chron.com, nypost.com, winknews.com, yahoo.com
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Reported by one outlet only
- Crews worked Monday to clear dry vegetation that could ignite from a lightning strike and cause fast-spreading fires, according to Gov. Abbottonly apnews.com, nypost.com
- The storm officially formed at 7 p.m. Monday, according to the National Hurricane Centeronly chron.com
- National Weather Service meteorologist Donald Jones stated: 'It's not necessarily likely that we'll see hurricane-force winds, but it's a possibility'only chron.com
- The central pressure was 1005 mb or 29.68 inches as of 5 a.m. Tuesdayonly live5news.com
- Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the centeronly news4jax.com
- All named storms so far in the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season have maintained tropical storm force; none have strengthened into hurricanesonly yahoo.com
Reported unevenly
- Storm position: Distance from Cameron, Louisiana and Port Arthur, Texasstated by apnews.com: 65 miles south-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 90 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas (early Tuesday), cbsnews.com: does not specify exact distance, live5news.com: 65 miles south-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana and 95 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas (5 a.m. Tuesday), nypost.com: 85 miles southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 115 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas (early Tuesday), winknews.com: 65 miles south-southeast of Cameron, Louisiana (roughly 90 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas), wmbfnews.com: 140 miles southeast of Cameron, Louisiana, and 175 miles southeast of Port Arthur, Texas (7 p.m. CDT)
- Wind movement speedstated by apnews.com: moving west-northwest at 8 mph, live5news.com: moving west-northwest at 8 mph, news4jax.com: moving west-northwest near 6 mph, nypost.com: moving west-northwest at 7 mph, wmbfnews.com: moving west-northwest at 6 mph, winknews.com: moving west-northwest at 8 mph
- Storm surge warning or watch statusstated by cbsnews.com: storm surge watch in effect, chron.com: storm surge warning issued, live5news.com: storm surge warning issued, wmbfnews.com: storm surge watch in effect, winknews.com: storm surge warning (3-5 feet surge)
- Storm surge height in watch/warning areastated by cbsnews.com: water 5 feet above ground level, chron.com: 3 to 5 feet surge, winknews.com: 3-5 feet from High Island to Vermilion/Cameron Parish Line; 1-3 feet from there to Morgan City, LA
- Rainfall potential for Louisiana areasstated by winknews.com: 2-4 inches possible in far southwest Louisiana, yahoo.com: mentions heavy rain to southwestern Louisiana without specifying inches










