Miami, Jul 8 (EFE).- Beryl’s core made landfall on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane near Matagorda (Texas, USA) and threatens with strong winds, a “dangerous” storm surge and flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) of the United States.
Beryl, the first hurricane to hit the U.S. coast this season, had maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (80 miles) when it made landfall at 0900 GMT, the Miami-based NHC said.
The center of the storm is expected to move over eastern Texas on Monday, then across the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday and into the Ohio Valley on Wednesday.
The storm is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of Houston and 45 miles (70 kilometers) north-northeast of Matagorda, where it made landfall early today.
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season has lowered its maximum sustained winds at landfall to 120 kilometers per hour (75 miles), but remains a hurricane, according to the latest NHC bulletin.
Continued weakening is expected as the center moves inland, with a downgrade to a tropical storm later today and a tropical depression on Tuesday.
Beryl, the earliest Category 4 hurricane system on record this season, is moving north at 12 miles per hour (19 kilometers per hour).
Before reaching the United States, Beryl reached the highest category of 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale a week ago in the Caribbean, where it caused death and destruction, and then made landfall early Friday morning in Tulum, Mexico.
Three named tropical storms have formed so far during the Atlantic hurricane season, which began on June 1: Alberto, Beryl and Chris.
This year’s Atlantic hurricane season is set to be well above average, with up to 13 hurricanes possible, including up to seven major hurricanes, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The forecast indicates that a total of between 17 and 25 storms might form this year, that is, with maximum sustained winds above 62 kilometers per hour.
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2024-07-10 06:10:35
