Hurricane Beryl crossed the Texas coast near Matagorda early Monday morning dragging a dangerous storm surge and strong winds in its turbulent wake.
Forecasters say the category two event will bring destructive winds and up to 15-inches of rain.
AP reports the National Weather Service (NWS) cautioned the storm’s center hit land as a Category 1 hurricane around 4 a.m. Central Standard Time about 85 miles southwest of Houston with top sustained winds of 80 mph while moving north at 12 mph.
A group of men board up a restaurant in Port Lavaca, Texas, on July 7, 2024, as they prepare for the arrival of tropical storm Beryl. Coastal Texas was under hurricane and storm surge warnings on Sunday, as the southern U.S. state braced for the approach of Beryl, which was threatening to make landfall as a hurricane. (MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images)
The AP report sets out warnings and…
