Edouard Hits Texas Coast With Strong Wind, Rain

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Tropical Storm Edouard hit the Texas Gulf coast east of Galveston today with strong winds and rain -- but it was expected to weaken as it makes its way inland during the day.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm made landfall over a stretch of coast east of Galveston and west of the Louisiana border, between High Island and Sabine Pass.

Maximum sustained winds were 65 miles per hour, short of hurricane strength that starts at 74 miles per hour.

It is the height of tourist season in Galveston, but tourism officials say many vacationers were planning to stay in hopes that the area isn't hit as hard as South Padre Island was by Hurricane Dolly on July 23rd.

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