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Hurricane downgraded to tropical storm; major power outages reported in Houston area

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A group of people crouched and hid behind a car to protect themselves from the wind and rain of Hurricane Beryl.A group of people crouched and hid behind a car to protect themselves from the wind and rain of Hurricane Beryl.

A group of people hide behind a car to protect themselves from the wind and rain brought by Hurricane Beryl as they film videos for social media Monday in Bay City, Texas. (Jon Shapley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast early Monday morning as a Category 1 storm, bringing with it threatening winds and major power outages. Wind speeds reaching 94 mph were reported and flood warnings were issued in several areas of the Texas coast.

As of 10 a.m. CT Monday, Beryl had been downgraded to a tropical storm as it continued to move inland across eastern Texas.

Last week, Beryl became the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic, sweeping its path of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and Jamaica before moving across Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico. At least 11 people have been killed in the Caribbean.

Here are some photos from Beryl’s journey:

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