Beryl is moving, but rain risks will persist for the next few days in Houston

HOUSTON – Hurricane Beryl made landfall early Monday morning near Matagorda, bringing damaging winds, storm surge, torrential rain and isolated tornadoes to southeast Texas.

Houston was hit hard by Beryl, with millions of people without power, roads flooded and buildings damaged by winds.

Beryl has moved and is now in East Texas and we are even seeing a little sunshine here at the KPRC 2 studios.

Here are the current conditions surrounding Beryl and what you can expect over the next few days.

Beryl’s location

Beryl has weakened to a tropical storm. Its center is now south of the Tyler area. Maximum winds are now 45 mph.

Areas of eastern Texas and northwest Louisiana are currently experiencing a tornado outbreak associated with Beryl. Multiple tornado warnings are in effect as of 4 p.m. and several tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down and caused damage.

Beryl will continue to move northeast as a trough carries it toward the Midwest over the next few days. Parts of the Ohio Valley will face high winds, heavy rain and a tornado threat over the next few days as the remnants of Beryl move.

Beryl’s Southeast Texas Recap

Hurricane Beryl hit southeast Texas Monday morning. Areas near the coast were the first to be hit by the hurricane, which made landfall with extremely heavy rains and destructive winds.

Conditions deteriorated in the Houston area as dawn approached and the center of Beryl moved toward the metropolitan area.

The strongest winds were recorded near where Beryl made landfall, with Palacios recording a gust of 89 mph. Surfside Beach recorded a speed of 87 mph. Houston’s airports both recorded hurricane-force wind gusts, with Hobby recording a gust of 84 mph and Bush 83 mph.

Beryl dropped impressive amounts of rain during its passage. Hillshire Village recorded nearly 15 inches of rain and Sugar Land recorded 13.32 inches. Lake Jackson and Friendswood also recorded more than 10 inches of rain.

The next days

The good news is that Beryl is out of here and Houston and surrounding communities can focus on cleaning up. There will still be a chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms through early next week, but no severe weather is expected.

I know tons of people are without power and temperatures are expected to reach 32C again next week. Please take care of yourself and your loved ones during this time and stay cool if you are without power. I hope the power can be restored as soon as possible.