ATL: Tropical Depression Edouard

[ROCK]

hugging the coast it looks like from radar......looks like a westward movement....


http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?prod ... X&loop=yes

[sphelps8681]

Must be getting some of the feeder bands that are coming. Wind picking up and raining harder.

Any thoughts of day time heating on this system?

[HURAKAN]

Strong convection.

[HurricaneHunter914]

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/loop-avn.html
Is it just me, or is he moving westward at the moment?

[HURAKAN]

632
ABNT20 KNHC 051134
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM EDOUARD...WHICH IS ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SABINE PASS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

$$
FORECASTER RHOME

[dwg71]

the heavier rain bands over tx are weakening as they move west. it still see it wnw.

[sphelps8681]

632
ABNT20 KNHC 051134
TWOAT
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL
STORM EDOUARD...WHICH IS ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND AND SABINE PASS.

ELSEWHERE...TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 48 HOURS.

$$
FORECASTER RHOME

Does it say it has not made landfall. Is that correct.

[greg_kfdm_tv]

It is onshore just northeast of High Island.

[HouTXmetro]

Strongest weather is in the Western/SW quads...I espect Houston Galveston to get some good action.

[dwg71]

Strongest weather is in the Western/SW quads...I espect Houston Galveston to get some good action.

i think you may be dissappointed. squally weather and rain is all we will see from this. not any real high winds..

[Dionne]

The bands that are still offshore (Houston radar) look rather strong.....could the worse be yet to come?

[mpic]

Haven't heard any talk of tornadic activity yet...will we luck out on that by any chance? Any indicators one way or the other?

[Jagno]

Mandatory evacuation called an hour ago for lower Cameron Parish residents. A little late in my opinion.

[greg_kfdm_tv]

Mandatory evacuation called an hour ago for lower Cameron Parish residents. A little late in my opinion.

There is no point in that now.

[dwg71]

rain, no or little wind here in SE houston.

[southerngale]

anybody want to monitor the power outages as well when its expected to be restored:

http://www.entergytexas.com/outages/tx.aspx

I don't see where it says when it'll be restored, but the news channel reported that you can find it on there :s

I was getting some pretty good gust earlier here in N. BMT but most of that has died down for now.

Thanks. This is what I get for my neighborhood:

Customers Affected: 50
Outage Start Time: Aug 5, 6:00 AM
Estimated Restoration Time: Aug 9, 12:00 PM
Comments: Hurricane Edouard is causing widespread power outages in the Entergy service area. Entergy emergency restoration plan is in effect. Outside crews have been brought in to assist in the restoration effort. We will do everything we can to restore power as quickly as possible, but we anticipate extensive damage, and some customers may be without power for several days.




Hopefully, it will be much sooner. They said they hoped to have it back by 3am when I first called. That seemed bad until I saw this a bit later.

[HURAKAN]

I this point what should be recommended is to stay in your house and don't go outside. But to evacuate in the middle of the storm? That's crazy.

[funster]

It could be worse - Texas could be getting another blizzard like they got on Sunday.

0655 PM BLIZZARD HANKAMER 29.86N 94.63W
08/03/2008 CHAMBERS TX LAW ENFORCEMENT

TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWNED ACROSS SPEIGHTS
ROAD JUST NORTH OF I-10.

http://www.weather.gov/view/prodsByStat ... ype=public

[HURAKAN]

It official:

TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052008
700 AM CDT TUE AUG 05 2008

...EDOUARD MAKES LANDFALL ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST...

[Jagno]

Greg, they had called for a Voluntary Evacuation yesterday but I'm presumming since over 30% decided to stay and winds were gusting at 70+ miles per hour they called the Mandatory to get some of those people out of there. Of course you had your normal dummies sitting around in the wind gusts drinking and eating barbeque as usual. Does the media look for our societies finest? LOL It also serves a dual purpose............no one can get back into the area which prevents alot of looting in situations like this.