Tropical Depression Edouard could produce flash flooding Wednesday

ByTravis Herzog, David Tillman, Elita Loresca, Kevin Roth, and Elyse Smith KTRK logo

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 11:17AM

Tropical Depression Edouard could produce flash flooding Wednesday

Heavy rain could lead to flash flooding northeast of Houston on Wednesday.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After making landfall near the Sabine river Tuesday afternoon, Edouard will continue moving slowly northwest Wednesday morning. Its core rains will miss Houston well to the northeast but a feeder band of heavy rains would produce street flooding just in time for the morning rush.

What else should we know about Tropical Depression Edouard?

The system will continue to bring gusty winds and very heavy rain to southeast Texas mainly northeast and north of Houston through at least Wednesday. The super heavy core rains will push into the Livingston area overnight. Then feeder bands of localized heavy rain are possible over northern Harris, Montgomery, Walker, San Jacinto, Liberty, and Polk counties just in time for the morning rush hour. These areas could easily pick up 4-8" of flooding rainfall. Additional feeder bands cold affect some localized areas Wednesday afternoon as well.

What weather alerts are associated with this system?

A Flood Watch is in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday for Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Montgomery, Chambers, Liberty, San Jacinto, Polk, Brazos, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Trinity and Waller counties. Additionally, a Wind Advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. Wednesday for our northeast counties. Winds will continue to gust to more than 40 mph there, possibly creating power outages.

What does the rest of the week look like?

Tropical moisture will remain in place and lead to additional isolated areas of flooding through Thursday. After that, scattered heavy downpours of rain will be possible each and every afternoon through the weekend.

How about an early outlook for Labor Day Weekend?

At this time, any tropical mischief related to Edouard should be out of here. We'll be back to a warm and calm weather pattern, which means hot afternoons with highs in the mid-upper 90s and the chance for a few pop-up showers both Monday and Tuesday.

What else are you tracking in the tropics?

Aside from Edouard, we are also tracking 3 tropical systems in the Pacific. For a more in-depth discussion on what's happening in the tropics, visit our Daily Tropical Update page.