Hurricane Beryl has made landfall on the Middle Texas Coast and will bring multiple hazardous weather impacts to the eastern third of Texas today. Very strong winds, dangerous freshwater flooding, coastal flooding, and fast-moving tornadoes are all on the bingo card.
Heavy Rain & Flooding
A life-threatening storm surge is impacting the Middle and Upper Texas Gulf Coast. We’ll continue to see inundation for several more hours until the on-shore winds (flow) begin to weaken. Those to the west/southwest of Beryl have switched to an off-shore (northerly) flow, which will help push water away from the coast.
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Tornado Threat
Even after Beryl weakens to a tropical storm later today, it will bring very strong to damaging winds to the Houston metro, the eastern Brazos Valley, East Texas, Northeast Texas, and the Ark-La-Tex this morning, afternoon, and evening. Very heavy rainfall will result in four to ten inches of accumulation in six to eight hours. Flash flooding is probable.
There will be a risk of tornadoes on Beryl’s eastern and northeastern portions today. The risk will expand north into East Texas and the Ark-La-Tex this afternoon and evening. Many of today’s tornadoes may form without warning due to extreme low-level wind shear, very fast storm motions, and the fact that these tornadoes won’t usually last very long. These tropical tornadoes are very difficult to ‘cover’ due to their short-duration, fast-moving nature.
Tuesday through Friday
What is left of Beryl will move northeast into Arkansas around sunrise on Tuesday. That means we’re going to be dealing with a one-day event. As tropical moisture sticks around, isolated to scattered showers and storms will remain possible in Texas on Tuesday and Wednesday. Otherwise, today will be our ‘wettest’ day this week. Temperatures will start trending back up toward summer ‘norms’ by the weekend with a return of the 90s and 100s.
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