Tropical Storm Edouard intensified on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, as it tracked toward the Texas-Louisiana coastline, with the National Hurricane Center forecasting landfall that evening and full dissipation by September 3.
The storm, designated AL052026 by the Miami-based National Hurricane Center, gained strength through the day. Maximum sustained winds stood at 35 knots with gusts to 45 knots early in the morning, then climbed to 45 knots with gusts to 55 knots by 1500 UTC. Central pressure fell from 1005 mb to 1000 mb over the same period. The storm's 34-knot wind radii, which covered only the northeast and northwest quadrants at 0300 UTC, had expanded to all four quadrants by 1500 UTC.
Edouard's track shifted slightly from west-northwest to northwest during the day, with forward speed holding near 6 to 7 knots. The center moved from near 28.6°N, 91.8°W at 0300 UTC to near 29.4°N, 93.3°W by 1500 UTC. The National Hurricane Center places all advisory positions within a 20-nautical-mile margin of accuracy.
The center's fourth advisory placed Edouard on the coast near 29.7°N, 93.8°W by 1800 UTC on September 1, with winds of 55 knots and gusts to 65 knots at that point. The fifth advisory forecast the storm moving inland near 30.2°N, 94.2°W by 0000 UTC on September 2, becoming post-tropical near 31.2°N, 95.2°W by 1200 UTC that day. All three advisories issued on September 1 agreed on dissipation by September 3.
Seas of 4 meters extended 30 nautical miles to the northeast, southeast, and northwest of the center by 1500 UTC. The National Hurricane Center requested ship reports every 3 hours from vessels within 300 nautical miles of Edouard's center.