Beryl weakens into a tropical storm hours after Mexico landfall, could head toward Texas next

Beryl weakened into a tropical storm early Friday afternoon after making landfall in Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Beryl came ashore as a Category 2 hurricane on the Yucatan Peninsula early Friday morning with top sustained winds of 110 mph. The National Hurricane Center said the storm made landfall just northeast of Tulum, Mexico.

Beryl was at one point the most powerful hurricane ever in the Atlantic basin during the month of July.

As of 2 p.m. ET, Tropical Storm Beryl had top sustained winds of 70 mph. It could continue to weaken while over land.

As Beryl moves to the northwest, it will reemerge in the Gulf of Mexico, where it could regather strength. The National Hurricane Center's forecast has Beryl turning back into a hurricane on Sunday and potentially striking Texas on Monday.

The National Hurricane Center said that hurricane watches could go into effect for Texas on Friday.

"There is an increasing risk of hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surge, and flooding from heavy rainfall in portions of northeastern Mexico and the lower and middle Texas coast late Sunday and Monday. Interests in these areas should closely monitor updates to the forecast. Storm Surge, Hurricane and Tropical Storm Watches will likely be issued later today," the National Hurricane Center said.

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Beryl already left a path of destruction as it marched through the Caribbean Sea after once packing top sustained winds of 165 mph.

The storm has left at least nine people dead. At least 1,400 people were still in shelters in Jamaica on Thursday, after Beryl's eyewall grazed the island's southern coast on Wednesday.