Beryl’s core made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Matagorda, Texas, USA, on Monday, July 8.threatening strong winds, a “dangerous” storm surge and flash flooding, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Beryl, the first hurricane to hit the US coast this season, It had maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour when it made landfall at 9:00 GMT.detailed the NHC, based in Miami.
The center of the storm is expected to move over eastern Texas and then along the Mississippi Valley on Tuesday and over the Ohio Valley on Wednesday.
The cyclone is located 65 kilometers southwest of Houston and 70 kilometers north-northeast of Matagorda.where it made landfall early Monday morning.
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season It lowered its maximum sustained winds at landfall to 120 kilometers per hour, but remains a hurricane.according to the latest NHC bulletin.
Continued weakening is expected as the center moves inland, will be downgraded to a tropical storm later today and a tropical depression on Tuesday.
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Beryl, the earliest Category 4 hurricane system on recordmoves at a speed of 19 kilometers per hour in a northerly direction.
Before arriving in the United States, Beryl reached the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson scale a week ago, 5.in the Caribbean, where it caused death and destruction, and then made landfall early Friday morning in Tulum, Mexico.
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In the hurricane season in the Atlantic basin, which began on June 1, Three named tropical storms have formed so far: Alberto, Beryl and Chris.
This year the Atlantic will have a well above average hurricane season, with the possibility of up to 13 hurricanesof which up to seven may be major, according to the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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