THE FIFTH STORM IS TO HIT TUESDAY

Edouard moving slowly and better organized
Tom Moore, and Mark Avery, Lead Meteorologists, The Weather Channel
10:58 p.m. ET 8/4/2008

In the northern Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Edouard (60 mph) the fifth named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season continues to move slowly westward toward the Upper Texas Coast and southwest Louisiana.
The official forecast keeps Edouard as a strong tropical storm as it moves toward the Upper Texas Coast or southwestern Louisiana Coast making by early afternoon Tuesday. There is a small chance it could reach minimal hurricane intensity before making landfall.
Tropical Storm Warnings are in effect from Grand Isle, Louisiana, westward to Port O'Connor, Texas.
Hurricane Watches are posted from west of Intracoastal City, Lousiana, to Port O'Connor, Texas.