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Edouard weakens to a tropical depression after Texas landfall

KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) and WJW The Hill / Nexstar News Nation describe the same event in different terms.

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As of September 2, 2026 at 8:34 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Edouard made landfall at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana.
The headline split WCVB Boston (Hearst) frames it as "Edouard weakens to a tropical depression after Texas landfall". WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation frames it as "Tropical Storm Edouard weakens to depression after slamming Texas coast".
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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Sep 2, 8:34 AM

Edouard weakens to a tropical depression after Texas landfall

Edouard made landfall at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana.

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Sep 2, 7:51 AM

ABC13 Weather Alert: Tropical Depression Edouard could produce flash flooding Wednesday

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the Sabine river Tuesday afternoon. Heavy rain could lead to flash flooding northeast of Houston overnight and into the day on Wednesday.

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KXAN (Nexstar, Austin)News report · Sep 2, 4:45 AM

Edouard weakens into a tropical depression after landfall but still dumping rain into Texas

PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression Tuesday night while unleashing heavy rains and strong winds on parts of Texas, knocking out power to t...

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Sep 2, 4:45 AM

Tropical Storm Edouard weakens to depression after slamming Texas coast

Three named storms were churning simultaneously in the Pacific Ocean, including newly formed Hurricane Lowell and Tropical Storm Marie.

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Sep 2, 4:45 AM: KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) joined the source map.

Sep 2, 4:45 AM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Sep 2, 7:51 AM: KTRK / ABC13 Houston joined the source map.

Sep 2, 8:34 AM: WCVB Boston (Hearst) joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 14 sources · 1 bucket.