Rain from Edouard is not quite done over Texas
Edouard still has some life left as a tropical rainstorm over eastern Texas. The storm will continue the risk of flash flooding and help with drought easement.
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Tropical Rainstorm Edouard will continue to bring downpours and thunderstorms to parts of northeastern Texas into the end of the week. Edouard has only a slight chance of regenerating, but AccuWeather meteorologists are also keeping an eye on the eastern Gulf, where showers and thunderstorms from Dolly linger.
Edouard's rain has been beneficial in some drought-affected areas, but too much rain falling too quickly has led to flooding elsewhere.
The maximum observed rainfall of 24.36 inches occurred near a small town called Thicket, Texas, located inland from the upper coast of the state.
The heaviest rain from Edouard has already fallen, but the storm's proximity to the Gulf will allow it to continue to draw moisture into it.
Edouard moved steadily northwest progress midweek then encountered an area of high pressure to the north--the same one responsible for a massive heat dome over the South Central states.
"Edouard will meander in a general southerly direction into the end of the week, producing an additional 1-2 inches of rainfall across portions of eastern Texas," AccuWeather Lead Hurricane Expert Alex DaSilva said.
"A small area of heavier rain is forecast, ranging from 3 to 8 inches," DaSilva added. "Dangerous flash flooding will continue to occur in the heaviest bands into Friday."
Over the Labor Day weekend, what remains of the storm's center will tend to drift into South Texas, where it could bring some drought relief and highly localized flash flooding.
By the weekend, showers and thunderstorms will tend to be widely separated. However, there is a small chance that Edouard could regenerate if it wanders near the Gulf's shoreline over the weekend.
Monitoring waters near Florida
Meanwhile, over the eastern Gulf, some of the lingering showers and thunderstorms associated with Dolly could redevelop this weekend.
Should a tropical storm evolve from the zone of showers and thunderstorms that extends from the northeastern Gulf to the southwestern Atlantic, it could receive an entirely new name since Dolly's remnants are so diffuse.
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