Tropical storm Erin lands in Texas

August 15, 2007

Washington, DC - Tropical Storm Erin made landfall on the Texas coast early Thursday, but came in as a tropical depression with winds of 35 mph and some heavy rain.

Tropical Storm Erin made landfall on the Texas coast early Thursday, but came in as a tropical depression with winds of 35 mph and some heavy rain.

Erin's biggest threat continues to be inland flooding -- especially south of Houston -- where heavy rain and flooding have been common occurrences since March.

At 7 a.m. CT (8 a.m. ET), the center of the storm was hitting the coast near Lamar, Texas, about 25 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

It was moving to the west-northwest at 12 mph, the NHC said, and that movement inland is expected to continue throughout the day Thursday.