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Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, about 80 miles southwest of Houston, early this morning. Top winds were estimated at 80 mph when the center of the broad eye-like feature crossed the coast. Storm surge at the official gauges ranged between 3 and 4 feet above the normal high tide level. We won't know the official numbers until a coastal inspection is complete.
Monday's sunrise revealed wide-spread damage on the Texas Gulf Coast hours after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, sending storm surge into coastal communities and knocking out power to over 2 million people.
Powerful winds and intense rainfall are battering Houston, and officials are warning everyone to take cover as Beryl moves inland across the city Monday morning.
Beryl slammed into the Texas coast Monday morning, unleashing hurricane-force wind, widespread power outages and flash flooding. Video from near where the storm made landfall shows Beryl's destructive power.
Hurricane Beryl crashed ashore along the central Texas coast early Monday morning, pummeling the area with 90 mph wind gusts that brought life-threatening storm surge, widespread damage, and knocking out power to well over 2 million people while leaving at least several dead.
Evacuation orders were issued north of Santa Barbara over the weekend for the Lake Fire. CAL FIRE reported the fire had burned more than 18,000 acres since it began on July 5.
Denali National Park in Alaska will reopen to visitors this week after firefighters were able to build a containment perimeter around the Riley Fire burning inside the park.
While Beryl is expected to bring hurricane conditions to Texas on Monday, strong winds and rain from the cyclone will move into the Midwest by midweek.
Beryl is still in the process of pulling itself together.
Beryl is only hours away from making landfall along Texas' Gulf Coast, where it's expected to bring damaging winds, life-threatening storm surge, flooding rains and even the threat of tornadoes.