Texas authorities have rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state. The now-tropical depression has dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places. The National Weather Service says that heavy rains were expected to threaten the eastern part of the state through Thursday morning. Meanwhile, a burst of tropical weather persisted in the Pacific Ocean, where three hurricanes were churning in open waters.
The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression while unleashing heavy rains and strong winds on parts of Texas. It knocked out power to thousands on Tuesday and also toppled trees and flooded roads. The National Hurricane Center says the storm had made landfall in the small coastal community of Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, arriving with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. It weakened as it moved inland and traveled over southeastern Texas. In the meantime, several storms were brewing in the Pacific Ocean, including Lowell, which reached hurricane strength earlier in the day.
Chase Barfield walks to his truck as he takes belongings and his dogs away from floodwaters around his house in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard near Honey Island, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Hurricane Lowell intensifies to a Category 5 storm in the Pacific Ocean.
Bendy Lee, 72, mops up water in her kitchen after a tree fell on her roof, causing rain to come inside, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard in Kountze, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Crews trip vegetation off power lines in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard east of Cleveland, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Bendy Lee squeezes water out of a towel as she cleans her kitchen after a tree fell on her roof, causing rain to come inside, in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Edouard in Kountze, Texas, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Michael Espinoza stands under the awning of his shop, T&M Bait Shop, watching rain from Tropical Storm Edouard come down in High Island, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Vehicle line up to board a Bolivar Ferry ahead of Tropical Storm Edouard in Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
