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Thursday, August 7, 2008
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CAMERON — Cameron Parish officials reported minimal damage to this parish of about 7,200 residents following Tropical Storm Edouard, which brushed the southwestern Louisiana coast this morning.
The storm blew the roofs off of three manufactured homes, knocked out electricity to portions of the southern part of the parish and flooded parts of two state highways, officials said.
CAMERON — While Tropical Storm Edouard made its way through the Gulf of Mexico, Brenda Conner never thought twice about packing up and getting out of her home in low-lying Cameron Parish. Tropical Storm Edouard menaced coastal Louisiana on Monday as it moved toward an expected landfall. At 4 am CDT the center of Tropical Storm Edouard was located near latitude 29.3 north, longitude 93.4 west or about 50 miles southeast of Port Arthur Texas and about 85 miles east of Galveston Texas. Edouard is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph. The center of Edouard is expected to be near or over the Upper Texas or southwestern Louisiana coasts by midday today. GALVESTON, Texas (AP) --Tropical Storm Edouard was expected to come ashore Tuesday morning anywhere from western Louisiana to Port O'Connor, Texas. But tourism officials in Galveston said many vacationers were planning to stay, hoping the area isn't hit as hard as South Padre Island was by Hurricane Dolly on July 23. At 10 p.m. CDT the center of Tropical Storm Edouard was located about 105 miles south of Lafayette, 141 miles southwest of Baton Rouge and about 160 miles east-southeast of Galveston Texas. Landfall is predicted near midday on Tuesday. At 4 p.m. CDT the center of Tropical Storm Edouard was located near latitude 28.3 north, longitude 91.4 west or about 135 miles south-southeast of Lafayette Louisiana and about 215 miles east-southeast of Galveston Texas. Edouard is moving toward the west near 7 mph. A turn to the west-northwest is expect to occur tonight and the center of Edouard should be very near the Upper Texas coast by midday tomorrow. Is Tropical Storm Edouard a danger to you? Chief Forecaster Pat Shingleton has your forecast. As Tropical Storm Edouard continues to track west, state officials are not taking any chances. Gov. Bobby Jindal talked this morning about what residents can expect from the storm and how the state plans to deal with the situation. |
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