Tropical Storm Nicholas: Rainmaker soaks southern Texas, inches toward waterlogged Louisiana

By Bob D’Angelo, Michelle Ewing, Theresa Seiger and Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

September 14, 2021 at 5:31 pm EDT

By Bob D’Angelo, Michelle Ewing, Theresa Seiger and Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

September 14, 2021 at 5:31 pm EDT

Hurricane Nicholas made landfall along the Texas coast early Tuesday and was downgraded to a tropical storm a few hours later, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Adrian Bentancourt cleans up debris from a fence that was blown down by Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Galveston, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)

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