Beryl expected to restrengthen into Hurricane, make landfall in Texas Monday

Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to restrengthen as a Category 1 hurricane as it heads for the Texas coast.

It made another landfall early Friday morning on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, just northeast of Tulum. It made its second landfall as a Category 2 storm with max winds of 110 mph. Beryl’s third landfall is forecast to be on the Texas coast early Monday.

Beryl is currently a tropical storm with max winds of 60 mph and it’s moving northwest in the Gulf of Mexico, moving away from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening stom surge in portions of the Texas coast late Sunday into Monday, where Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings are in effect.

Tropical storm conditions are also expected to be felt in a portion of northeastern Mexico.

These are the following tropical alerts in place:

Hurricane Warning

A Hurricane Warning is now in effect for the Texas coast from Baffin Bay northward to Sargent.

Tropical Storm Warning

A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for the Texas coast north of Sargent to High Island.

Storm Surge Warning

A Storm Surge Warning has been issued from North Entrance of the Padre Island National Seashore northward to San Luis Pass, including Corpus Christi Bay and Matagorda Bay.

Storm Surge Watch

A Storm Surge Watch has been issued along the Texas coast east of High Island to Sabine Pass.

Models have Beryl turning northwest this weekend once it moves into the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to make another landfall early Monday around South Texas.

Beryl so far

Beryl formed on Friday, June 28, becoming the second named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. It became a hurricane on Saturday, June 29, and on Sunday, June 30, it became the earliest Atlantic Category 4 storm on record.

It was the earliest major hurricane (Category 3+) to form in the Atlantic basin since 1966, and the third earliest major hurricane to form on record.

It made landfall on Carriacou Island in Grenada on Monday, July 1, as a strong Category 4 with max winds of 150 mph. It was the earliest Category 4 storm to make landfall in the Atlantic basin on record.

Late on Monday, July 1, Beryl moved back over the southeastern Caribbean Sea and continued to strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane. It became the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, breaking the prior record held by Hurricane Emily in 2005 by two weeks.

With max winds of 165 mph, it also made Beryl the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record.

As Beryl moved across the Caribbean Sea, it brought strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surge and waves to the southern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

It moved toward Jamaica as a major hurricane, and its eyewall brushed past the southern side of the country. It didn’t make landfall on the island, but Hurricane Warnings were issued. 

It also closely moved past the Cayman Islands after passing Jamaica. 

Beryl made its second landfall just northeast of Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It moved inland on the morning of July 5, as a Category 2 hurricane with max winds of 110 mph.

We’ll continue to monitor the latest tropical development. You can see other areas with development potential here.

Check to see how the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is going so far.

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