Hurricane Beryl arrived in Texas as a category 1, however, the impact of its winds and rain is leaving a trail of destruction in the state, with one person reported dead.
Beryl made landfall near Matagorda Beach, according to the 5:00 am update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Upon its arrival on U.S. soil, it had winds of 128 km/h with even higher gusts.
Strong rains, cyclonic swells, tornadoes, and gusts of wind are expected throughout a large part of Texas during the day, as Beryl moves inland. Total precipitation of 127 to 254 millimeters is expected, with isolated totals reaching up to 381 millimeters.
The transition from a storm to a tropical depression will occur when Beryl moves towards the state of Arkansas on Tuesday morning.
Danger to life from high storm surge and heavy rainfall ongoing across portions of Texas. Sustained tropical storm force winds and hurricane force wind gusts have already been reported along the coast, with these winds expected to continue spreading inland," warns the NHC.
This Monday it was reported that a 53-year-old man passed away after a tree fell on a house.
"The death of a person has been confirmed," said Ed Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County, the jurisdiction to which Houston belongs. The man was trapped under the rubble.
According to the poweroutage.us website cited by EFE, more than 2 million customers were without power in Texas.
Several flights were being cancelled due to bad weather at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The Flight Aware portal confirmed this with a report of 981 cancellations at this terminal.
On the other hand, a gauge near the port of Houston reports that the water reached levels of more than 2.9 meters above normal in the morning.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) notified that the gauge rose to 3.1 meters above its typical water level just after 9 a.m. local time, marking its second-highest recorded level.
The only time the gauge measured higher was on August 29, 2017, when Hurricane Harvey flooded the area. The water level reached 3.2 meters.
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