Tracking tropical storm Beryl: Map and projected storm path
Beryl made landfall Monday morning near Matagorda, Tex., as a Category 1 hurricane. The National Hurricane Center said it was later downgraded to a tropical storm. Before arriving in Texas, Beryl tore through parts of the Caribbean, where it killed at least 11 people, wrecked homes and toppled power lines. In Texas, 2.6 million people are without power and at least two people have been killed in the storm, the Post reports.
As of 2 p.m. Eastern, Beryl was about 55 miles north of Houston, where it continues to bring intense winds and rains. Despite weakening to a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center warns, that Beryl is expected to bring damaging wind gusts as it moves north and considerable flooding and “life-threatening storm surge” to parts of the Texas Gulf Coast.
Beryl is expected to move over eastern Texas on Monday, and will weaken to a tropical depression as it moves through the Lower Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The storm, fueled by record-warm waters, made landfall on Grenada’s Carriacou Island on July 1 as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane before it strengthened to a Category 5 later that night. The rate at which Beryl strengthened and its intensity is unusual for this time of year.
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Hurricane season historically peaks around mid-September, and this season could be the worst in decades, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says. Government meteorologists predict 17 to 25 tropical storms this year, including four to seven that could become major hurricanes.
correction
A previous version of this article incorrectly said that Hurricane Beryl was close to Granada. It was actually close to the island country of Grenada. The article has been corrected.
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