08/30/2026
Stay Weather Aware Santa Fe. I'll bring you an update on city preparations tomorrow during your Mayor's Monday Update.
The National Hurricane Center now gives Invest 97-L a 50% chance of becoming a tropical depression or storm named Edouard, and the Hurricane Hunters are set to fly into the disturbance around sunrise tomorrow. Again, this storm will have a small footprint, but small systems can spin up quickly in low wind-shear environments like this one. NHC says:
“Interests along the Louisiana and Upper Texas coasts should monitor the progress of this system. Regardless of development, locally heavy rainfall is possible over portions of the Upper Texas or southwestern Louisiana coasts during the next couple of days.”
Coincidentally, the 2008 version of Edouard formed under similar circumstances and made landfall as a 65 mph tropical storm in Southeast Texas. It brought over half a foot of rain to Baytown.
We are still getting a feel for what this one will bring us, but at a minimum, it should bring some of us needed rainfall starting on Tuesday. There is also the potential for some wind impacts, especially along the coast near where the center makes landfall.
We’ll keep you calmly informed and aware these next few days as we all keep an eye on the Gulf.
Tropical Updates: abc13.com/tropicalupdate
