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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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Edouard weakens to a tropical depression after Texas landfall
CBS News and WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) 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 The left frames it as "Edouard weakens to depression as heavy rain hits southeastern Texas". The center frames it as "Edouard is now a Tropical Depression over Texas | Flooding, severe storm threats in Texas".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
63/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftEdouard weakens to depression as heavy rain hits southeastern Texas
CBS News · Center-left · News report
CenterEdouard weakens to a tropical depression after Texas landfall
WCVB Boston (Hearst) · Center · News report
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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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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 2, 3:36 AM
Edouard Weakens, but Flooding and Outages Grip Southeast Texas
Edouard Drenches Southeast Texas, Knocking Out Power to Nearly 80,000 Customers
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CBS NewsNews report · Sep 2, 3:31 AM
Edouard weakens to depression as heavy rain hits southeastern Texas
Edouard weakened to a tropical depression Tuesday night as wind and heavy rainfall continued to sweep southeastern Texas, the National Hurricane Center said.
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WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro)News report · Sep 2, 3:26 AM
Edouard is now a Tropical Depression over Texas | Flooding, severe storm threats in Texas
Edouard now a Tropical Depression getting better organized after Gulf landfall
Details63/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
63/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 13 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 2, 3:26 AM: WXII12 (Hearst, Greensboro) joined the source map.
Sep 2, 3:31 AM: CBS News joined the source map.
Sep 2, 3:36 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Sep 2, 4:45 AM: KXAN (Nexstar, Austin) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 63/99 and story health is live match · 13 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.