tropical storm tropical storm brought coastal minor inland flooding louisiana texas august fifth tropical cyclone fifth named storm hurricane season developed trough northern gulf_of_mexico august developing tropical depression gradually strengthened upgraded august northerly wind shear initially halted significant intensification caused storm struggle maintain deep convection center eventually intensified peaked strong tropical storm winds mph august shortly storm landfall near texas later day quickly weakened downgraded tropical depression early august hours degenerated remnant low pressure area relatively weak nature storm impact generally minor rip currents alabama florida led fatalities sixth death storm related rough seas occurred near mouth mississippi_river louisiana storm surge high tides caused coastal flooding state especially relatively strong winds left electricity damaged trees roofs mobile homes storm surge caused coastal flooding eastern texas particularly area homes sustained damage portions major roads interstate closed minor inland flooding occurred heavy rainfall portion temporarily strong winds region damaged hundreds homes downed trees left people electricity overall damage totaled slightly usd meteorological history august trough entered northern gulf_of_mexico low pressure area developing near florida system maintained scattered deep convection offshore waters environmental conditions favored tropical cyclogenesis system tracked generally west southwestward position south subtropical ridge extending texas florida afternoon august hurricane hunters flight system confirmed development defined center circulation slightly exposed disorganized area thunderstorms result system developed utc august located miles south mouth mississippi_river depression initially located area northerly wind shear dry air national_hurricane_center forecast slowly intensify burst deep convection late august data indicated flight level winds miles hour utc august depression strengthened later day convection temporarily decreased center brief convective east occurred early august decreasing westerly wind shear center nearly surrounded convection afternoon organization continued utc august attained peak intensity maximum sustained winds mph minimum barometric pressure mbar inhg simultaneously storm landfall near texas intensity weakened rapidly moving inland downgraded tropical depression late august curved northwest eastern texas remnant low pressure area utc august remnant low continued northwestward dissipating northern texas early august preparations tropical cyclone warnings watches issued association utc august tropical storm watch posted louisiana port connor texas simultaneously tropical storm warning issued mouth mississippi_river louisiana tropical storm watch upgraded hurricane watch early august time tropical storm warning extended mouth mississippi_river cameron louisiana utc august tropical storm warning revised reach san pass texas hurricane watch modified louisiana texas tropical storm warning extended include mouth mississippi_river port connor utc august time tropical storm warning modified stretch san pass cameron late august tropical cyclones discontinued gulf_of_mexico evacuated workers drilling operations evacuated workers platforms western central gulf predicted substantial effects production oil land closed operated texas governor texas issued disaster declaration texas counties threatened perry activated national_guard troops member rescue team helicopters incident management team brings food water affected areas order buses available san_antonio houston help evacuations shut plants united_states_coast_guard ceased cargo operations galveston houston area late august governor louisiana bobby declared statewide emergency ordered mandatory evacuation sheriff deputies erected impact florida alabama louisiana rip currents florida alabama led deaths people occurred florida coast storm surge louisiana generally ran feet normal slightly higher tide reported near storm surge closed additionally interstate flooded storm surge minor flooding surge traveled water flooded local yacht club low lying areas flooded disrupting marine industries man fell overboard shrimp boat rough seas near mouth mississippi_river locations reported tropical storm force winds including mph mph mph cameron wind gusts mainly mph gust mph observed pass winds severely damaged mobile homes cameron roofs torn people left electricity combined winds downed trees power lines mobile homes parish sustained minor wind damage parish trees power lines downed rainfall louisiana reached inches locations precipitation mainly inches overall caused damage state louisiana texas rainfall peaked inches texas near houston central texas burst thunderstorm activity near storm center produced inches rain near hamilton texas result closed flooding inches precipitation reported heavy rainfall expected help relieve persistent drought conditions locations winds mph peaking mph furthermore wind gust mph reported high winds falling trees power lines left customers electricity hundreds homes suffered damage storm surge ranged feet coast addition high surf battered shore minor storm surge flooding portions caused damage coastal flooding forced closure caused damage interstate near water flooded additionally homes flooded mobile homes single family homes inches water inches water reported single family houses losses park totaled overall effects state texas resulted approximately damage
Tropical Storm Edouard (2008)