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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 i

Tropical Storm Edouard has made landfall along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm is bringing ashore heavy rains and setting off flood warnings along the coast. The storm made landfall Tuesday afternoon in the small coastal community of Johnson Bayou, Louisiana. It is expected to rapidly weaken. The storm has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. In the meantime, several storms are brewing in the Pacific Ocean, including Lowell, whi

Rain is falling across parts of Texas and Louisiana as Tropical Storm Edouard has made landfall near the border between the two states, bringing the possibility of flooding. The storm came ashore near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, and is expected to rapidly weaken. It's centered about 15 miles south-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, and has maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. In the meantime, several storms were brewing in the Pacific Ocean, including Lowell, which reached hurricane strength Tuesday m

Rain is falling across parts of Texas and Louisiana as Tropical Storm Edouard moves toward the Gulf Coast, bringing the possibility of flooding as it's expected to strengthen significantly and possibly reach hurricane force. Forecasters expect the storm to to make landfall in Texas later on Tuesday and then rapidly weaken. In the meantime, several storms are brewing in the Pacific Ocean, including Lowell, which reached hurricane strength Tuesday morning. Tuesday morning, the Tropical Storm Edoua

The National Hurricane Center posted a tropical storm warning on Monday for the Gulf of Mexico coast near the Texas-Louisiana state line. Forecasters expect a potential tropical cyclone will strengthen into a named storm by Monday night as it swirls toward Texas and make landfall sometime Tuesday. In the Pacific Ocean, Tropical Storm Lowell was expected to rapidly intensify into a hurricane by Monday night and reach the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands later this week. Elsewhere in the Pacific,

BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Typhoon Saudel made landfall in Taizhou, in China's eastern Zhejiang province, at 8.05 a.m. (0005 GMT), the national forec...

Tropical Storm Lala has left behind a muddy mess from intense rainfall and flooding as it moved past Hawaii’s main islands. The storm weakened from a hurricane on Sunday without making landfall. Cleanup efforts are expected to begin Monday. But, the National Hurricane Center says life-threatening surf and rip currents remain. Heavy rainfall could still cause landslides, though winds are no longer a threat. Laupahoehoe on the Big Island recorded the heaviest rainfall at 43.54 inches. The storm

Hurricane Lala has skirted Hawaii’s Big Island without making landfall and is expected to weaken after lashing the region with strong winds and drenching rain. The eye of the storm passed the island's southern tip without making landfall. The National Hurricane Center says the powerful storm is expected to weaken. Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph (120 kph), the hurricane center reported, making it a Category 1 hurricane. The Big Island is Hawaii’s largest and has a popula

Hurricane Lala formed Saturday on a path to make landfall on Hawaii’s Big Island, the National Hurricane Center said. Lala’s maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph (120 kph), the hurricane center reported, making it a Category 1 hurricane. It was located about 85 miles (135 kilometers) south-southeast of South Point, Hawaii, on a forecast track that would take its eyewall over or near the island’s southern end later Saturday. The post Lala strengthens into a hurricane and bears down o

Tropical Storm Lala is already whipping and soaking Hawaii's Big Island and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Saturday. The National Hurricane Center has issued a rare hurricane warning for the island, and if it does make landfall, that would be a first since 1871. Tropical storm force winds are already lashing the island, and forecasters say higher elevations could get as much as 25 inches of rain, which could cause life-threatening mudslides. Many people live off the grid in improvise