Tropical Storm Edouard was expected to come ashore Tuesday morning anywhere from western Louisiana to Port O’Connor, Texas. But tourism officials in Galveston said many vacationers were planning to stay, hoping the area isn’t hit as hard as South Padre Island was by Hurricane Dolly on July 23.

“We spend money to come here with our families. It’s an inexpensive place to stay. If they were to say evacuate, then yeah we would do it. But otherwise no,” said Bronson, 49, who was vacationing from Allen.

Still, officials in Texas and Louisiana were busy Monday preparing just in case Edouard intensified. It could reach near-hurricane strength as it churns in the warm Gulf of Mexico waters before making landfall.

(Source: Fox News)