Hurricane Beryl delivered a beating when it made landfall in Texas.
The Category 1 storm came ashore about 4 a.m. Monday local time near Matagorda, about 110 miles south of Houston, according to USA Today.
It left power outages affecting 1.7 million customers, according to KTRK-TV in Houston. And it caused at least one death in Texas.
In Harris County, home to Houston, a 53-year-old man was sheltering in his home with his family when a tree downed by the storm fell on the house, according to NBC News.
The man’s wife and children were not hurt, according to a social media post by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The man (53) was reportedly sitting in house with family, riding out the storm. An oak tree fell on roof and hit rafters, structure fell on the male. Wife and children unharmed.
I’m out in the field and trying to make my way there.
2/2 #HouNews #houwx #BerylHurricane
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) July 8, 2024
Beryl caused at least 11 deaths as it made its way through the Caribbean, according to The Associated Press.
The storm spurred plenty of social media posts:
A tornado associated with hurricane #Beryl ripped through Galveston before sunrise this morning.
Field Meteorologist Brett Adair captured these scenes of a home destroyed as the sun rose. The tornado threat with Beryl will remain elevated today. #TXwx pic.twitter.com/YgzjZinw6S
— WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) July 8, 2024
We are getting some the of worst of it now in Houston. Tornados sound like trains. Hurricanes growl. I just heard #Beryl growl! Not great videos for obvious reasons but look how high the pond is behind my house! #HurricaneBeryl pic.twitter.com/kNrkWFWj6T
— Just Juliet (@Juliet_Kristine) July 8, 2024
Conditions in Sargent, Matagorda County, Texas, United States
︎ 8 July 2024 ︎
Due to Hurrican Beryl.#HurricaneBeryl #HuracanBeryl #Hurricane #Beryl #BerylHurricane pic.twitter.com/nWYRgE29h0
— DISASTER TRACKER (@DisasterTrackHQ) July 8, 2024
The storm was expected to continue moving north, bringing heavy rains to southeastern Texas, Arkansas and southern Missouri on Monday and Tuesday, USA Today reported.
About 14 million Americans from Texas to southern Illinois were under flood watches, NBC News reported.
“As tropical moisture heads north through the week, the storm could produce 2 to 4 inches of rain and raise flood concerns for cities such as St. Louis, Chicago and Detroit,” the report said.
