Hurricane Marie strengthened from a tropical storm well offshore of southwest Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Swells generated by the storm were expected to affect parts of coastal southwestern Mexico and the Baja California peninsula. ↧ Former Tropical Storm Edouard lingers over Texas, flooding homes an... Texas authorities have rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state.