Where is Hurricane Eduardo expected to make landfall?
Edouard heads for Texas Forecasters say the storm could become a hurricane before landfall Tuesday By JENNIFER LATSON Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle Aug. 4, 2008, 7:33AM A storm that appeared as a blip on the Gulf Coast radar late last week could reach hurricane strength before it bears down, possibly on the southeast Texas coast, by Tuesday morning. Tropical Storm Edouard may intensify into a Category 1 hurricane by the time it makes landfall, meteorologists said. The fast-building storm leaves residents and emergency officials little time to prepare for the high winds and heavy rainfall. “Since it’s come up so quickly and so close to the coast, it’s not going to be like (Hurricane) Dolly where we were watching it for a week,” said Chris McKinney, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service. “People need to take it seriously and allow the possibility that it could be a low-end hurricane.” The National Hurricane Center issued a hurricane watch late Sunday for the coasts of weste
