Tropical Storm Warnings issued for Texas, Louisiana as Tropical Depression Five targets the Gulf Coast

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Gulf Coast on alert as Tropical Depression Five develops threatening coastal communities

🚨ON ALERT: The Gulf Coast is on alert for Tropical Depression Five as more organized circulation develops, which can result in coastal downpours for some locations. Stay with FOX Weather for the latest: 

THE TAKEAWAY 

• Tropical Depression Five was designated in the Gulf of America on Monday afternoon.
• The system is expected to reach the Texas or Louisiana coast on Tuesday.
• Storms will bring heavy rain and flash flood threats to the region.

Tropical Depression Five has been designated in the Gulf on Monday morning, threatening heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of Louisiana and Texas.

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Packing maximum sustained winds of 35 mph, the system has prompted a Tropical Storm Warning for the northwestern Gulf Coast from Port Bolivar, Texas, to the Vermilion/Cameron Parish line in Louisiana.

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LATEST FROM FOX WEATHER HURRICANE SPECIALIST BRYAN NORCROSS 

If the storms do not completely fizzle out this afternoon, we'll likely see the upgrade to Tropical Storm Edouard.

Regardless, the system is expected to reach the upper Texas or southwestern Louisiana coast on Tuesday, bringing the potential for heavy rain and thunderstorms to the region.

This comes as a Storm Surge Watch has just been issued for a portion of the Northwestern gulf coast.

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The Houston Metro could be in the bullseye for at least 3 to 5 inches of rain from the system as it moves inland slowly on Tuesday. 

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The Weather Prediction Center has added a Level 2 out of 4 flood threat that includes Houston.

Additionally, coastal flooding could play a major role and depending on how quickly the disturbance moves inland, there could be flooding well north of Houston on Wednesday, the FOX Forecast Center said.