Hurricane Beryl’s wrath now turns to Michigan and Ohio

Michigan and Ohio are fortunate to be far away from Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing extreme rainfall, flooding and winds of 80 miles per hour. While Michigan and Ohio escaped the brunt of the cyclone, the hurricane’s fury is now moving toward the Midwest.

Hurricane Beryl’s wrath now turns to Michigan and Ohio

According to the National Weather Service, Michigan and Ohio are in the path of a storm from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl that will hit a dozen states. After Beryl wreaked havoc in the Caribbean and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula last week, killing at least nine people, the storm weakened to a tropical storm but strengthened into a hurricane before making landfall in Texas, the Associated Press reported. And now Michigan and Ohio residents are being warned to prepare for strong winds, heavy rains and possible flooding.

The NWS map caption states that “hazardous conditions may occur outside the cone,” potentially extending the reach of Beryl’s impacts. Flash flooding and heavy rainfall are forecast along the storm’s path, beginning Wednesday into Thursday as the post-tropical remnants move toward the Midwest.

Authorities in Michigan and Ohio are urging residents to take precautions to stay safe before the storm arrives, such as checking their sump pumps before the rain arrives to make sure their basements stay free of flooding, bringing patio furniture indoors and adapting their outdoor spaces in case they could be impacted by rain and thunderstorms.

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