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Hurricane Beryl has moved on, but made landfall as a Category One storm near Matagorda with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles an hour. It is now a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of just 60mph. More than 2.1 million Centerpoint customers are without power. For everything you need to know, go to KTRH.com
Texas Lt. Gov. & acting Governor Dan Patrick, joined KTRH and told our own Cliff Saunders that Beryl was a big storm, but there have been no reports of massive damage. The big issue remains the power. He also praised Texans for stepping up:
"The great message about Texas is we've been through so many of these storms, and the great thing always is neighbors helping neighbors. That's what makes Texans special, and I want to thank KTRH because as always, you always do a great job of providing information to people."
HERE'S THE LATEST ON TROPICAL STORM BERYL:
Beryl is currently a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 60mph, it is currently moving north / northeast at 14mph. KTRH will continue to carry longform coverage of the storm and recover efforts through 5pm or later.
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With the worst of seemingly behind us, how is your part of town? Power, debris, etc.?
If you are experiencing issues with your cell service, you are not alone.
KTRH reached out to AT&T, and they gave us this statement:
Hurricane Beryl made landfall early today near Matagorda, Texas.
AT&T Network Disaster Response Teams have been deployed, along with generators, technicians, and supporting equipment strategically staged in several Southeast Texas cities. Additional resources are on standby in the Dallas area warehouse, ready to deploy if needed.
Once it is safe, our teams will begin assessing the damage and will work to ensure customers are connected as soon as possible. Our Weather Operations Center continues to monitor the storm closely, providing ongoing guidance to our teams in the path and in recovery areas.
More than 1 million lose power as Beryl downgraded to a Tropical Storm.
Beryl is bringing life-threatening flash flooding, tropical storm to hurricane force winds and the potential for tornadoes Monday morning. A life-threatening storm surge is also occurring in Galveston Bay. A shelter-in-place is advised for everyone across Southeast Texas Monday as Beryl slowly tracks northward across the region.
Several areas bayous, rivers and creeks across Harris County are also rising out of their banks. Since the storm is expected to move out by Monday evening, the kind of flooding expected is not equivalent to that of Havery, but major street and area flooding is ongoing and expected for the entire day Monday and could linger into the day Tuesday.
As of 9:30a.m., 1,741,895 CenterPoint Energy customers are currently without power.
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Galveston County Judge Mark Henry joined Houston's Morning News to give the latest updates in Galveston. Listen to 740 for ongoing coverage, also available on our free iHeartRadio app.
According to Centerpoint Energy, over 1.7 million customers are now without power due to Hurricane Beryl.
According to Centerpoint Energy, there are currently over 1.3 Million customers without power due to Hurricane Beryl.
How's the in your part of town? Do you have power?
BREAKING NEWS:
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a Tornado Warning for Galveston, and Chambers County until 8:00am CST.
Take shelter away from windows and exterior walls.
The storm is presently nearing Fort Bend County, and its center will pass through the western half of the city of Houston between now and about 11 am CT. The very worst of Beryl’s effects will be over by then for the city.
The storm is continuing to move just east of north at about 12 mph, which will allow it to clear the area by this afternoon. We are highly confident in that forward speed. Additionally, the storm did intensify some prior to landfall, but it came ashore as a low-end Category 1 hurricane, with 80-mph winds. Given that Beryl had more than two full days and nights over the Gulf of Mexico to intensify, and with water temperatures in the upper 80s and increasingly low shear conditions, I consider us to be fortunate that Beryl was that strength at landfall. It was starting to intensify, in earnest, as it came ashore. Another 12 to 24 hours and it’s likely a significantly more powerful hurricane.
That may be small comfort if you’re sitting at home this morning without electricity or have some property damage; or if you’re just feeling really miserable as the tempest engulfs you. But this could have been much worse had Beryl gotten to 90 or 100 mph prior to landfall. It’s ultimate track is going to bring the storm’s center and worst winds and rains over large parts of the Houston metro area. This is a very bad track for wind damage with a Category 2 or Category 3 hurricane.
What’s next for Beryl
As the storm encounters land it will start to weaken today. However the storm should remain at or near hurricane strength as it traverses the metro area this morning. The center will move through Fort Bend County, passing near Sugar Land, and up through the western half of Harris County. It will then push into Montgomery County by or before noon before exiting to our north early this afternoon. And then, it will be gone.
Beryl’s winds
Much of the Houston region is starting to see sustained winds above tropical storm force strength this morning, with gusts of 60 mph or higher. These winds should increase a little bit as they reach their peak levels across much of Houston over the next four hours. For areas north of the city, including Montgomery County, peak winds should come a little bit later, perhaps between 10 am and noon CT.
As the winds have increased this morning, the number of power outages in the metro area have steadily increased. As of 5:45 am CT, CenterPoint is up to 396,000 customers without power. Expect that number to increase as Beryl pushes inland. Efforts to restore power should begin as early as later this afternoon as the winds subside.
Heavy rainfall
The strongest band of showers and thunderstorms is now moving through the metro area, roughly along Interstate 45, from Galveston to League City, on into central Houston. These storms are dropping 2 to 3 inches of rain per hour and there are numerous reports of flooded streets. Based on radar trends, I anticipate these rains will slowly lift north with the storm over the next several hours.
Expect the heaviest rainfall to end, from north to south, likely between the hours of 8 am and Noon CT. Additional showers will be possible thereafter, but the worst should be over. Expect accumulations of 4 to 8 inches for most locations, with the potential for some higher bullseyes.
Tornadoes
We’ve already had one tornado warning this morning for areas north of Houston (it has since ended) and we expect some sporadic twisters to spin up as Beryl’s core moves through the city. These will be fast moving tornadoes, and likely only touchdown for a short period of time. If you receive a warning on your mobile phone, please seek an interior room on the lowest level.
Coastal flooding
Storm surge flooding will peak over the next hour or two, with high tide coming in a few hours. These waters will rapidly recede this afternoon as Beryl pulls away.
Our advice this morning
The worst of Beryl is now upon us. Conditions may deteriorate a bit further this morning, before we start to see improvement in conditions by late morning hours. So hunker down for the next 4 to 6 hours, and then we can begin to assess the damage and move forward. If roads are passable (considering flood waters or downed trees) it should be safe to be out and about this afternoon, and especially this evening.
Ongoing coverage on 740 KTRH available on mobile devices with our free iHeartRadio app.
BREAKING NEWS:
According to the Centerpoint Energy Outage tracker, over 1 million customers throughout the greater Houston Area are now without power due to Hurricane Beryl.
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According to the Centerpoint Energy outage tracker, there are current over 966K customers without power due to Hurricane Beryl.
According to Centerpoint Energy, There are now over 752K customers without power due to hurricane Beryl.
BREAKING NEWS:
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Chambers, Harris, Liberty, and Montgomery counties. This warning will remain in effect until 9:30am CST.
BREAKING NEWS:
According to Centerpoint Energy, more than 533k customers across the Houston Area are now without power due to Hurricane Beryl.
BREAKING NEWS:
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Galveston Counties until 8:30am CST.
Centerpoint says more than 316K customers are in the dark.
According to Centerpoint Energy, 316,771 customers across the greater Houston Area are now without power.
According to the CenterPoint Energy Tracker, 252,844 customers are without power due to Hurricane Beryl.
BREAKING NEWS:
The National Weather Service in League City has issued a Tornado Warning for Central Harris County until 5:30am CST.
At 511 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Kashmere Gardens, or over Greater Fifth Ward,
moving west at 45 mph.
Seek shelter away from windows and exterior walls.
Centerpoint says more than 111K customers are in the dark.
has made landfall as a Category One storm near Matagorda with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles an hour.
Tornado warning in effect for Brazoria and Fort Bend Counties until 4:25am.
Houston's Morning News begins NOW on KTRH.
Beryl winds now 80MPH. Landfall in hours. Listen to continuing coverage of on Newsradio 740 KTRH.
Hurricane Beryl is getting stronger as it closes in on the Texas coast for a Monday landfall near between Rockport and Sargent, likely near Matagorda Bay.
As of 10pm Beryl had maximum sustained winds of 75MPH.
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Here's the latest on Hurricane Beryl:
The storm is currently traveling North/Northwest at 10 MPH, with sustained winds of of 65MPH.
For the latest on Hurricane Beryl, tune in to am740 KTRH, or listen live on the free app. KTRH.com/listen
Ahead of Beryl, Houston area schools and colleges have announced closures.
Alief ISD
Alvin Community College
Brazosport College
Cleveland ISD
College of the Mainland
Crosby ISD
Dicksinson ISD
Hitchcock ISD
Houston ISD
Houston Community College - All Campuses
Houston Zoo
Lamar Consolidated ISD
San Jacinto College
Santa Fe ISD
Sweeney ISD
Tomball ISD
UH Victoria
Waller ISD
Wharton Junior College
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