Extreme Weather Tropical Storm Texas
A fisherman who goes by the name "Jellybean" casts his line along the ship channel before landfall of Tropical Storm Edouard in Galveston, Texas, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.
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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.
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