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Beryl live updates: Over 2 million without power as deadly storm batters Texas
By Emily ShapiroDaniel AmaranteKenton GeweckeNadine El-BawabBill HutchinsonKevin Shalvey,
2 days ago
Tropical Storm Beryl is tearing across Texas after making landfall in the state as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning.
At least two people have been killed by fallen trees and more than 2 million customers are without power across Texas due to torrential rain and powerful winds.
Hurricane Beryl first killed at least seven people in the Windward Islands before skirting south of Jamaica, shutting down communications, stranding tourists and delivering storm surge and flooding rain to the island.
Latest Developments
Jul 8, 1:40 PM 2.7 million without power in Texas
Power has been knocked out to more than 2.7 million customers in Texas as Hurricane Beryl slams the state with powerful winds and torrential rain.
ABC Houston station KTRK briefly lost power in its newsroom Monday morning. Jul 8, 1:52 PM Man rescued from truck submerged in floodwaters
Houston firefighters rescued a man who was trapped on his submerged truck as the floodwaters rapidly rose around him.
The rescuers dropped a life preserver ring to him and guided him to the shore.
Eight people have been rescued in Houston so far, according to Houston police.
"Shelter in place -- do not put our first responders in further danger," Houston Mayor John Whitmire said at a news conference.
Juan Lozano/AP - PHOTO: A vehicle is stranded in high waters on a flooded highway in Houston, July 8, 2024, after Beryl came ashore in Texas as a hurricane and dumped heavy rains along the coast. Jul 8, 11:14 AM 2 killed by fallen trees in Houston area
A 53-year-old man was killed by a fallen tree while riding out Hurricane Beryl with his family, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The man, his wife and children were in a house in Atascocita in the Houston area when an oak tree fell on the roof, hitting the rafters, the sheriff said. The structure then fell on the man, killing him. His wife and children were not hurt, the sheriff said Monday morning. Hours later, the sheriff said a 74-year-old woman was killed when a tree fell on a home in Houston. Jul 8, 11:09 AM Biden receiving updates, FEMA prepared to respond
President Joe Biden is receiving regular updates on Beryl as the storm rips across Texas, according to a White House official.
Senior White House officials are in close contact with their state and local counterparts and employees from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are standing by to offer support, the official said. Brandon Bell/Getty Images - PHOTO: Rainwater floods an underpass during Hurricane Beryl on July 8, 2024 in Houston.
"The U.S. Coast Guard and FEMA have prepositioned response personnel including search and rescue teams, and FEMA has staged bottled water, meals, tarps and electric generators in case they are needed," the official said.
Jul 8, 11:09 AM Up to 7 inches of rain pounds Houston, Galveston
Up to 7 inches of rain has pounded the Houston and Galveston areas so far and another 2 to 4 inches of rain is in the forecast for the next few hours.
The storm surge has topped 6 feet. Wind gusts have reached a whopping 94 mph in Freeport, Texas; 82 mph in Galveston Bay, Texas; and 84 mph at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport. Eric Gay/AP - PHOTO: TA tree uprooted by the effects of Hurricane Beryl lies in a lawn, July 8, 2024, in Bay City, Texas.
Flood warnings and tornado warnings are in effect in the Houston area through Monday afternoon.
Tornadoes have also been reported.
Adrees Latif/Reuters - PHOTO: An American flag waves near a trailer home left overturned by Hurricane Beryl winds in Surfside Beach, Texas, July 8, 2024.
-ABC News’ Max Golembo
Jul 8, 11:25 AM Beryl weakens to tropical storm
Beryl weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Monday morning after making landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane.
Jul 8, 11:13 AM Serious accidents, transformer fires reported
Hurricane Beryl has caused serious accidents, transformer fires and downed power lines in Spring, Texas, near Houston, according to the Spring Fire Department.
Spring is under a flash flood warning until 1 p.m. local time. Spring Fire Department/X - PHOTO: Spring Fire Department released images of damage from Hurricane Beryl in North Harris County in Texas on July 8, 2024. Jul 8, 9:36 AM Beryl’s latest forecast
As Hurricane Beryl races inland, flash flooding will be a threat as far north as Arkansas, where 3 to 6 inches of rain is possible through Monday night.
ABC News - PHOTO: Flash flood threat for Monday.
Moisture from Beryl is forecast to move into the Ohio Valley by Tuesday and Wednesday. Flooding is possible as far north as Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.
ABC News - PHOTO: Tracking Beryl forecast.
Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, some of that moisture will combine with a stationary front in the Northeast, bringing the possibility of heavy rain to the Interstate 95 corridor Wednesday night.
-ABC News’ Max Golembo Jul 8, 9:30 AM 650 flights canceled in Houston
At least 650 flights have been canceled in Houston on Monday as Hurricane Beryl pounds the region.
So far, 527 flights set to leave George Bush Intercontinental Airport have been canceled while another 123 flights were dropped at William P. Hobby Airport. United Airlines said it has suspended operations at George Bush Intercontinental Airport until at least 4 p.m. local time. Adrees Latif/Reuters - PHOTO: Debris and flood waters from Hurricane Beryl cover the main roadway in Surfside Beach, Texas, July 8, 2024. Jul 8, 8:12 AM Power outages fall to 130,000
About 130,000 customers in Texas were without power just before 7 a.m. on Monday, according to PowerOutage.us .
Eric Gay/AP - PHOTO: Luan Nguyen boards up windows as he helps prepare for Beryl's arrival, July 7, 2024, in Palaciios, Texas.
While the total outages fell, the number of customers in the storm’s path with outages rose. In Matagorda and Brazoria counties there were about 13,450 and 40,000 customers without power respectively, according to the tracking site.
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