LIVE UPDATES: South Texas braces for Tropical Storm Beryl

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – SATURDAY, JULY 6 – 7:45 A.M. CT – As many continue to celebrate the 4th of July holiday weekend, millions across the Texas Gulf Coast are preparing for what is forecast to become Hurricane Beryl again.

Overnight, the National Weather Service issued a few updated advisories, including new information at 7 a.m.

There is some good news for the Houston area.

It seems that the forecast tracks of Beryl have settled in (at least for now). We’ve seen this before, but have also noted consistent eastward tracks of Beryl.

However, for the better part of the overnight hours models have agreed upon a Texas landfall somewhere between Corpus Christi and Matagorda Bay.

Of course, this is always subject to chance. But at least it’s a little bit of a good sign for the Houston area.

Saturday is the day to make those preparations ahead of what should be a windy and rainy start to the week.

Those along the coast will see the brunt of the impacts.

Wondering if you should start your prep work? Here’s my go-to advice: Preapre for the worst and hope for the best.

FRIDAY, JULY 5 – 11:30 P.M. CT – Houston, I wish we had some better news to send you to sleep with.

The latest guidance from the National Hurricane Center shows yet another eastward jog of what will likely become Hurricane Beryl once again.

Simply put – this increases the probability of hurricane impacts to the Houston area.

The Hurricane Watch has been extended through portions of Brazoria County.

Meanwhile, the Storm Surge Watch has been extended through High Island in Galveston County.

Now is the time to prepare.

Voluntary evacuations are already underway in Matagorda County.

A failure to plan is a plan to fail.

Have a good night and we’ll check back in Saturday morning.

FRIDAY, JULY 5 – 9 P.M. CT – As Tropical Storm Beryl enters the Gulf of Mexico, the once Category 5 hurricane is expected to re-intensify before making a final landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast.

KPRC 2′s Gage Goulding is LIVE in Corpus Christi, Texas as the community prepares just two weeks after Tropical Storm Alberto battered the region.

While some locals are preparing by using the more than 14,000 sandbags made by Corpus Christi city workers, vacationers to the barrier islands are soaking in every bit of sun they can get.

This story will be updated to bring the latest reports from KPRC2′s Gage Goulding along the Texas Gulf Coast.