A tropical storm warning is now in effect in Cameron Parish. National Weather Service Meteorologist Donald Jones says it’s issued as a storm which is expected to become Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the northern Gulf of Mexico and is making its way to the Louisiana-Texas line.
“It is expected to intensify, probably sometime this afternoon or this evening, and will most likely become a named storm,” Jones said.
As of 1 p.m. today, the storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 35 miles an hour, just below the tropical storm threshold; and it’s expected to make landfall near the state line sometime tomorrow. Jones says since the storm formed so close to land, there’s almost no chance of it intensifying to hurricane strength.
“It’s only going to be out over water for about another 24 hours or so before moving inland; so that’s the saving grace from the storm really intensifying into something more dangerous,” Jones noted.
Jones says since this is a tropical storm, winds will not be the biggest threat; rainfall is expected, mainly for Texas.
Those along the coast should prepare for storm surge of between one to three feet.
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