Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas with 75mph winds
Hurricane Beryl has hit the Texas coast near Houston, according to the US National Weather Service.
The hurricane, which has sustained winds of 75mph (120km/h), was moving north-west at 10mph and made landfall near Matagorda.
Beryl was already inundating parts of Texas as coastal residents boarded up windows and beach towns were ordered to evacuate in preparation for a storm that has already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean.
A tornado watch is in place for an area covering more than 7 million people, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Parts of eastern Texas were also on flood watch. Temperatures near the Texan coast are forecast at above 90F (32C) in the coming days, including heat indices as high as 108F (42C) on Sunday.
“Preparations should be rushed to completion in Texas,” the National Hurricane Service (NHC) said.
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More than 150,000 people without power in Texas
More than 150,000 customers in Texas are experiencing power outages as the category 1 hurricane made landfall early on Monday.
153,759 households, mostly concentrated in south-east Texas, are without power as Hurricane Beryl travels northward.
Other energy providers in the state have much higher estimates on power outages during the hurricane. CenterPoint Energy, a utility company in Texas, reported that more than 1 million customers were without power as of 7.00am on Monday.
Hurricane Beryl has remained dangerous since making landfall in Texas early on Monday.
Forecasters have warned that the hurricane will bring heavy amounts of rain, flash flooding, and high winds as it travels up the Lone Star state.
“Beryl continues moving north. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding in/around the Houston area. Rain continuing to fall will aggravate ongoing issues. Strong/gusty winds persist,” the National Weather Service Houston reported.
The weather forecaster also warned that isolated tornadoes remain a possibility.
Radar update 6:58am: Beryl continues moving north. Heavy rains have caused flash flooding in/around the Houston area. Rain continuing to fall will aggravate ongoing issues. Strong/gusty winds persist. Isolated weak tornadoes still possible. #txwx #houwx #glswx #bcswx pic.twitter.com/ORWkuxTHZF
— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) July 8, 2024
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Texas with 75mph winds
Hurricane Beryl has hit the Texas coast near Houston, according to the US National Weather Service.
The hurricane, which has sustained winds of 75mph (120km/h), was moving north-west at 10mph and made landfall near Matagorda.
Beryl was already inundating parts of Texas as coastal residents boarded up windows and beach towns were ordered to evacuate in preparation for a storm that has already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean.
A tornado watch is in place for an area covering more than 7 million people, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
Parts of eastern Texas were also on flood watch. Temperatures near the Texan coast are forecast at above 90F (32C) in the coming days, including heat indices as high as 108F (42C) on Sunday.
“Preparations should be rushed to completion in Texas,” the National Hurricane Service (NHC) said.