Hurricane Beryl LIVE UPDATES: Storm strengthens into hurricane before making landfall in Texas

Tropical Storm Beryl is gaining strength on its way to Texas, and could make landfall as a Stage 2 hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday.

The storm recently had peak winds of 65 mph, according to the NHC.

Possibly the storm’s outermost fog bands are beginning to reach the southeast coast of Texas, temporarily bringing significant rainfall and storm surge to the region.

Beryl is expected to attain hurricane energy the next day.

“We are expecting Beryl to intensify by landfall Monday morning, and people should prepare for the possibility of a Category 2 hurricane landfall,” the NHC said in its 11 a.m. comment.

The National Hurricane Center said Beryl has been upgraded to a hurricane, with most sustained winds reaching about 75 mph (120 km/h).

It said the storm would bring additional energy before making landfall on the Texas coast on Monday.

Beryl has been an unusual storm, as it is the earliest Section 5 hurricane ever recorded.

It caused significant devastation around the Caribbean, particularly affecting the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Mayreau, Union, and Grenada.

Beryl was one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit Jamaica, leaving thousands without power.

The National Climate Carrier is still predicting that Tropical Storm Beryl will hit Texas as a Stage 1 hurricane on Monday morning.

This could make Beryl the first Atlantic hurricane to hit the United States in the summer and fall hurricane season of 2024.

The Houston Airport noted that aviation delays or cancellations were possible when Beryl reached Texas.

It also noted for flights departing from or returning from locations outside the storm’s direct path, “Airlines may need to adjust flight schedules and routes due to the storm’s overall impact on their networks.” “.

It instructed the public not to seek shelter at the airport throughout the storm’s course.

“As the storm approaches and people plan to stay indoors and stay safe from the storm, we want to remind everyone that our airports are not equipped to serve as hurricane shelters. We are short of supplies and staff to accommodate people seeking shelter during the storm,” it noted.

The NHC said there is a threat of a life-threatening storm surge along the Texas coast from Mesquite Bay to Sabine Move, including Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay.

Conditions are expected to worsen with dangerous storm surge, flash flooding and strong winds as Beryl is expected to make landfall on the Texas coast as a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said.

As of the 10 p.m. CDT advisory, Beryl is about 75 miles (120 km) south-southeast of Matagorda, Texas, and about 110 miles (180 km) east of Corpus Christi, Texas.

The storm is moving with peak sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h).

Communities in Florida are coming together to help alternative communities devastated by Hurricane Beryl.

Before this date, the hurricane had killed at least nine people in the Caribbean and devastated the island of Carriacou in Grenada.

Floridians – strangers deprived of the power of the hurricane – have begun donating essential items and volunteering their year to organize donated items for cargo to hurricane-affected communities Those who need them most.

Drizzle and strong winds began to wreak havoc on Texas coastal citizens as Hurricane Berly headed toward Mexico and parts of the Caribbean.

Even though Beryl remained a tropical storm Sunday as it moved toward Texas, it threatened to possibly regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall Monday morning.

The storm was forecast to return to the coast on its way to the Texas coast around Matagorda Bay, an arm about 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of Houston, although officials cautioned that the path could still change.

Texas officials warned that the storm would cause power outages and flooding, but they also expressed concern that many coastal citizens and beachgoers in Beryl’s path were not paying attention to the threat out of fear. “One of the things that increases our concern a little bit is we’ve looked at all the roads coming out of the coast and the maps are still green,” said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is serving as acting governor of the surrounding area. Are.