Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall along the southwestern Louisiana coast Tuesday afternoon with winds of up to 60 mph. However, rather than quickly weakening as it moved inland, the storm became more organized and intensified.
What happened in the past 24 hours?
As Edouard pushed into Southeast Texas late Tuesday and early Wednesday, torrential rain triggered life-threatening flash flooding, with 10 to 20 inches falling in some areas. The hardest-hit locations were near Beaumont and farther north, particularly across Hardin, Tyler and Polk counties near the Big Thicket National Preserve.
Several flash flood warnings were in effect throughout Wednesday, but a rare flash flood emergency was issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday morning for Kountze, Village Mills and Honey Island, where thunderstorms were producing rainfall rates of 1 to 5 inches per hour.
Cars were attempting to drive through a flooded 287 north of Kountze, TX this morning. Immense amounts of rain fell all night in the area prompting a Flash Flood Emergency. A couple of cars stalled in the flood waters, one I saw under water in the ditch, but many cars turned… pic.twitter.com/Mjoi3ptMYZ
— Aaron Jayjack (@aaronjayjack) September 2, 2026
Top 24-hour rain totals included:
- 17.19 inches in Thicket
- 12.84 inches in Village Mills
- 12.49 inches in Warren
- 8.03 inches in Batson
- 7.67 inches in Beaumont
What’s the current forecast?
Edouard has weakened into a tropical depression, with sustained winds of 35 mph as it continues moving northwest at 8 mph. Its center of circulation was about 125 miles northwest of Beaumont and about 40 miles west-northwest of Lufkin…