Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall on Texas Coast

Beryl is expected to weaken to a tropical storm Monday and a tropical depression Tuesday, the weather service said.

NOAA Satellite imagery of Hurricane Beryl moving toward Texas late July 7, 2024. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/CIRA/RAMMB

Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda early Monday with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds.

According to the National Weather Service, the storm’s center hit land as a Category 1 hurricane around 4 a.m. CT about 85 miles southwest of Houston with top sustained winds of 80 mph (128.7 kph) while moving north at 12 mph (19.3 kph).