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Aug 5, 2008 4:52 pm US/Eastern

Edouard Weakens To A Tropical Depression

MIAMI (CBS4) ― Tropical Storm Edouard has weakened to a depression after making landfall over Texas early Tuesday morning.

At 5 p.m., the center of Tropical Depression Edouard was about 35 miles north-northeast of Houston. It's moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph with maximum sustained winds near 35. The storm is expected to keep moving for the next day or so before dissipating.

All coastal Tropical Storm Warnings have been discontinued. Isolated tornadoes are possible over parts of Eastern and Central Texas Tuesday night.

Packing maximum sustained winds near 65 mph, the center of Edouard came ashore on the upper Texas coast about halfway between High Island and Sabine Pass in the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge around 8 a.m. The storm began to weaken as it headed inland.

Edouard brought rainfall amounts of between 3 and 5 inches in some coastal Louisiana parishes. Higher amounts, some reaching as high as 10 inches, are possible over Southeastern Texas. A storm surge of 2 to 4 feet above normal can expected.

This is the height of the vacation season in Galveston but some tourists seem willing to stay put and ride out the storm, as long as officials don't order an evacuation.

Governor Rick Perry has issued a disaster declaration for 17 Texas counties that could be in Edouard's path.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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