Tropical Storm Edouard forms in Gulf's oil area
System expected to come ashore along Texas coast near hurricane strength
MIAMI - The fifth tropical storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season formed near a major oil- and gas-producing area of the northern Gulf of Mexico Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Edouard, located around 95 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River by 6 p.m. EDT, was expected to come ashore at close to hurricane strength in a few days on the Texas coast, the Miami-based hurricane center said.
The tropical storm warning is in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River westward to Intracoastal City. Tropical storm conditions were expected by Monday evening. New Orleans is not in the warning area.
