{"id":2290059,"date":"2024-07-06T19:35:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-coast-braces-for-beryl-which-is-expected-to-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-06T19:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T23:40:11","slug":"texas-coast-braces-for-beryl-which-is-expected-to-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-coast-braces-for-beryl-which-is-expected-to-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas coast braces for Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-coast-braces-for-beryl-which-is-expected-to-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290059&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200c article\u2062 discusses the impending threat of Hurricane Beryl to \u200dthe Texas coast, with officials \u200curging residents to \u2062prepare for potential flooding, heavy rain, and wind. Beryl, expected to regain hurricane strength in the\u200b Gulf of \u200cMexico, has \u2064already caused\u200d deaths and destruction in the Caribbean and\u200b Mexico. Texas\u2062 officials \u200dhave issued evacuation\u2064 orders\u2062 and warnings, with preparations underway \u200cfor the storm&#8217;s arrival. Residents\u200c and tourists are advised to take precautions and secure their \u200chomes, as the state braces for the impact \u200cof Hurricane Beryl.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas coast braces for Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/associated-press\/\">Associated Press<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-06T19:30:52-04:00\">July 6, 2024 7:30 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>HOUSTON (AP) \u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a> officials Saturday were urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hurricane<\/a> strength in the warm waters of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gulf-of-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gulf of Mexico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re expecting the storm to make landfall somewhere on the Texas coast sometime Monday, if the current forecast is correct,\u201d said Jack Beven, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. \u201cShould that happen, it\u2019ll most likely be a Category 1 hurricane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The earliest storm to develop into a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic, Beryl caused at least 11 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean islands earlier in the week. It then battered Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane, toppling trees but causing no injuries or deaths before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved across the Yucatan Peninsula.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken at 4:16 p.m. EDT on Friday, July 5, 2024, and provided by NOAA, shows Hurricane Beryl over Mexico\u2019s Yucatan Peninsula. Texas officials urged coastal residents to prepare as the storm moves toward the Gulf of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Texas officials warned the state\u2019s entire coastline to brace for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind as they wait for a more defined path of the storm. The hurricane center has issued hurricane and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fields-flooded-homes-damaged-after-hurricane-ida-passes-over-cuba\/\" title=\"Fields flooded, homes damaged after Hurricane Ida passes over Cuba\">storm surge warnings<\/a> from Baffin Bay south of Corpus Christi to San Luis Pass, less than 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Houston.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the acting governor while Gov. Greg Abbott is traveling in Taiwan, issued a pre-emptive disaster declaration for 121 counties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeryl is a determined storm, and incoming winds and potential flooding will pose a serious threat to Texans who are in Beryl\u2019s path at landfall and as it makes its way across the state for the following 24 hours,\u201d Patrick said in a statement Saturday,<\/p>\n<p>Some Texas coastal cities called for voluntary evacuations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tropical-storm-henri-makes-landfall-in-r-i-threat-of-flooding-across-southern-new-england\/\" title=\"Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall in R.I., threat of flooding across southern New England\">low-lying areas<\/a> prone to flooding, banned beach camping and urged tourists traveling on the July 4 holiday weekend to move recreational vehicles from coastal parks.<\/p>\n<p>Mitch Thames, a spokesman for Matagorda County, said Saturday that officials issued a voluntary evacuation request for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccine-trial-seeks-to-solve-chlamydia-epidemic-ravaging-australias-koalas\/\" title=\"Vaccine Trial Seeks To Solve Chlamydia Epidemic Ravaging Australia\u2019s Koalas\">coastal areas<\/a> of the county about 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Houston to inform the large number of visitors in the area for the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI certainly don\u2019t want to ruin the holiday weekend for our visitors. But at the same time, our No. 1 goal is the health and safety of all our visitors and of course our residents. I\u2019m not so much worried about our residents. Those folks that live down there, they\u2019re used to this, they get it,\u201d Thames said.<\/p>\n<p>In Corpus Christi, officials asked visitors to cut their trips short and return home early if possible. Officials asked residents to secure their homes by boarding up windows if necessary and using sandbags to guard against possible flooding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re taking the storm very serious and we\u2019re asking the community to take the storm very serious as well,\u201d Corpus Christi Fire Chief Brandon Wade said during a Friday evening news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic has been nonstop for the past three days at an Ace Hardware in Corpus Christi as customers buy up tarps, rope, duct tape, sandbags and generators, employee Elizabeth Landry said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re just worried about the wind, the rain,\u201d she said. \u201cThey\u2019re wanting to prepare just in case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben Koutsoumbaris, general manager of Island Market on Corpus Christi\u2019s Padre Island, said there\u2019s \u201cdefinitely a lot of buzz about the incoming storm,\u201d with customers stocking up on food and drinks \u2014 particularly meat and beer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard there\u2019s been some talk about people having like hurricane parties,\u201d he said by telephone Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In Refugio County, north of Corpus Christi along Texas\u2019 Gulf Coast, officials issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-mudslides-prompt-mandatory-evacuations\/\" title=\"Calif. mudslides prompt mandatory evacuations\">mandatory evacuation<\/a> order for its 6,700 residents Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Refugio County Judge Jhiela \u201cGigi\u201d Poynter, the county\u2019s top elected official, said that based on the growing confidence of Beryl\u2019s track and the uncertainty regarding the storm\u2019s intensity and holiday weekend traffic that is already backing up roads, she made the decision to call for the mandatory evacuation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would rather be cautious and let Tropical Storm Beryl come crawling in with a little bit of rain and a little bit of wind to an empty Refugio County than the alternative if it were to strengthen more than the predictions, which we know has happened with several storms in the past,\u201d Poynter said in a video posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Beryl was about 385 miles (615 kilometers) southeast of Corpus Christi and had top sustained winds of 60 mph (95 kph), according to the National Hurricane Center. It was moving west-northwest at 13 mph (20 kph).<\/p>\n<p>Before hitting Mexico and moving into the Gulf, Beryl had already spread destruction in Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados this week. Three people have been reported dead in Grenada, three in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, three in Venezuela and two in Jamaica, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mexican authorities had moved some tourists and residents out of low-lying areas around the Yucatan Peninsula before landfall, but tens of thousands remained to tough out the strong winds and storm surge. Much of the area around Tulum is just a few yards (meters) above sea level.<\/p>\n<p>The city was plunged into darkness when the storm knocked out power as it came ashore. Screeching winds set off car alarms across the town. Wind and rain continued to whip the seaside city and surrounding areas Friday morning. Army brigades roved the streets of the tourist city, clearing fallen trees and power lines. No deaths or injuries have been reported.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<p>Vertuno reported from Austin, Texas. Associated Press writers Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska, and Mart\u00edn Silva in Tulum, Mexico, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1696084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696084\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas officials are warning coastal residents to prepare for the potential impact of Hurricane Beryl, which is expected to regain strength in the Gulf of Mexico. The storm, which has already caused damage in the Caribbean and Mexico, is forecasted to make landfall on the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane. Mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders have been issued in some areas, and residents are advised to secure their homes and stock up on supplies. 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