Tropical storms: What you need to know Here's what you need to know about tropical storms. (NCD)
ByBob D’Angelo, Michelle Ewing, Theresa Seiger and Kelli Dugan, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
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.
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)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Joe Ward drives down through floodwaters from Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Surfside Beach, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Amy Tompkins sits with her dog, Pepper, on what's left of a pier destroyed by Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Surfside Beach, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Gary Goerner surveys the damage from Hurricane Nicholas as he walks through his neighborhood Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in San Luis Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Debris covers the Bluewater Highway along the Texas Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, near San Luis Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Billy Tran cleans up storm debris from Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Surfside Beach, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Jeff Geno takes apart a damaged storage unit in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in Surfside Beach, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Steven Voisin walks through his family's heavily damaged oyster processing plant, as rain from Tropical Storm Nicholas, currently in the Gulf of Mexico, comes down through a destroyed roof, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Houma, La., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath Bubba Ferguson drags a boat through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in San Luis Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
Tropical Storm Nicholas aftermath A worker tries to clear debris from a road in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicholas Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in San Luis Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
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