Edouard

It shouldnt become a hurricane, but just in case all of the employees here at the school district are off from 3pm and tomorrow. Ofcourse i love that but i hope not much damage will happen.

But dont worry mama, we'll stay inside!

GALVESTON, TEXAS - Tropical Storm Edouard took aim at Texas' Gulf coast at the height of tourist season Monday, threatening to pick up strength from warm Gulf waters and gain near-hurricane speeds before a projected landfall a day later.

Neighboring southwest Louisiana also braced for the storm, with one parish evacuating homes nearest the Gulf.

Emergency teams were activated as Gulf residents prepared for their second strong storm in two weeks, although Edouard is forecast to hit a different stretch of the Texas coast or Louisiana than Hurricane Dolly did last month.

Edouard is not forecast to bring the 100-mph winds to Galveston that punished South Padre Island on July 23, but the timing could not be worse: the Texas coast banks on tourism at this time of year, with much of the state baking in 100-degree weather.

Edouard was expected to make landfall somewhere in Texas or southwest Louisiana on Tuesday morning. It was moving west near 8 mph, and forecasters said the warm waters of the Gulf provided the right conditions for the storm to intensify and approach hurricane strength with winds of 75 mph or more.

At 11 a.m. EDT, Edouard had maximum sustained winds near 45 mph, with higher gusts. The storm's center was located about 160 miles south-southeast of Lafayette, La., and 265 miles east-southeast of Galveston, Texas.