Tropical Storm Edouard churned ⁠out ⁠of the Gulf of ⁠Mexico and sloshed ashore near the Texas-Louisiana border on ​Tuesday, packing sustained winds of up to 60 miles per hour and ‌unleashing soaking downpours.

The National Weather Service issued a life-threatening flash flood emergency for Hardin and Tyler counties in southeast Texas Wednesday morning. Between 10 and 21 inches of rain have fallen, and the expected rainfall rate was between 1 to 5 inches per hour. "Seek higher ground now!" a NWS graphic states.

Officials say air monitoring showed safe levels but have not confirmed the source.