Tropical storm Edouard makes landfall on Texas coast

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MIAMI (AFP) — Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall on the upper Texas coast Tuesday, lashing the Gulf of Mexico with 65 mile per hour (100 kilometer per hour) winds and driving rains, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm made landfall at around 1200 GMT after picking up strength in the open waters overnight, but was expected to lose some of its punch as it headed inland.

Nevertheless, Edouard was expected to produce rainfall of between three and five inches (about 7.5 to 13 centimeters) in some areas of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. Rainfall totals could approach 10 inches (25 centimeters) in some areas, the Miami-based center said.

Isolated tornadoes are also possible in both states, the NHC said.

The storm early Tuesday...