Beryl to intensify as it eyes a Texas landfall

Beryl is still at tropical storm strength Sunday morning, with sustained winds of 60mph, as it spins just off the coast of south Texas.

Beryl is still on track to strengthen back into a hurricane just ahead of landfall early Monday morning. We’re looking at around 2:00 AM for landfall, likely somewhere between Corpus Christi and Sargent.

Storm Surge Watches and Warnings extend across the entire coast of Texas, where dangerous surge is expected Monday. The most extreme will be across the central coast, where 4-6′ of surge is forecast.

The storm will pack a punch even for inland areas, where heavy rainfall and tropical-storm-force winds are expected across east Texas.

After landfall, Beryl will start curving NE as it weakens through the middle of the week. Still this storm could be bringing tropical rains to other states as it skirts by the Tennessee Valley and into the Midwest.

Storm Surge and Hurricane Warnings are now in effect for Texas ahead of Beryl

Hurricane and tropical storm warnings are now in effect for parts of Texas ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl.

The threat of storm surge extends across most of Texas’ coastline, with the potential for up to six feet of storm surge in some spots.

These estimates could be amplified by heavy rainfall the system will bring to the region on its pass. It is important to note that while Beryl will be in a similar location to Hurricane Harvey in 2017, it is not expected to slow down and stall like Harvey. Thus, we are not expecting to see anywhere near the astronomical rainfall totals Harvey brought.

The storm is still expected to strengthen into a category 1 hurricane before making landfall on Monday. If it favors the left side of its cone, it will have limited time to strengthen before landfall. If Beryl favors the right side of its cone, it may strengthen more than anticipated before landfall. The storm should quickly weaken into a tropical depression before exiting Texas on Tuesday or Wednesday.

There are no new named storms expected to form in the Atlantic over the next week.