Tropical Storm Edouard brought coastal and minor inland flooding to Louisiana and Texas in August 2008. The fifth tropical cyclone and fifth named storm of the hurricane season, Edouard developed from a trough in the northern Gulf of Mexico on August 3. After developing into a tropical depression, it gradually strengthened and was upgraded to Tropical Storm Edouard on August 4. However, northerly wind shear initially halted any further significant intensification and also caused the storm to struggle to maintain deep convection over the center. Edouard eventually intensified further and peaked as a strong tropical storm with winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) on August 5. Shortly thereafter, the storm made landfall near Gilchrist, Texas later that day. Edouard quickly weakened and was downgraded to tropical depression by early on August 6, six hours before degenerated into a remnant low pressure area. Tropical Storm: peak winds of 65 mph (55 knots), lowest pressure 996 mb. August 3 – August 6, 2008. Landfall: August 5 at 65 mph, 29.6°N 94.2°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 1.7. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL052008 (public domain).