{"id":2290141,"date":"2024-07-07T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T15:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beryl-bears-down-on-texas-where-its-expected-to-hit-monday-and-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T11:43:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T15:43:44","slug":"beryl-bears-down-on-texas-where-its-expected-to-hit-monday-and-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beryl-bears-down-on-texas-where-its-expected-to-hit-monday-and-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Beryl bears down on Texas, where it\u2019s expected to hit Monday and 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\">36<\/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%2Fberyl-bears-down-on-texas-where-its-expected-to-hit-monday-and-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=2290141&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 article discusses the approaching hurricane Beryl to Texas which is expected \u200bto \u2062regain \u200churricane strength and make landfall on\u200b Monday.\u200b The storm is predicted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/severe-weather-tracks-towards-southeast-potential-for-tornadoes-thunderstorms\/\" title=\"Severe weather tracks towards Southeast, potential for tornadoes, thunderstorms\">bring heavy rain<\/a>, gusty\u200b winds, and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-grace-strengthens-to-category-3-storm-slams-mexicos-gulf-coast\/\" title=\"Hurricane Grace strengthens to Category 3 storm, slams Mexico\u2019s Gulf Coast\">dangerous storm surge<\/a> to the Texas\u200c coastline. Texas \u200cofficials are urging residents to prepare for possible\u200d flooding, heavy rain, \u2062and wind. Evacuation orders have been issued in several coastal counties, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency has sent resources to aid \u200din\u2063 the response. The article also mentions the actions taken\u200c by residents and businesses to prepare for the storm, including stocking up on supplies and securing\u2063 homes. Governor Greg Abbott issued a preemptive disaster declaration for 121 counties in anticipation \u200cof the storm.  <\/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\">Beryl bears down on Texas, where it\u2019s expected to hit Monday and 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=\"2024-07-07T11:38:55-04:00\">July 7, 2024 11:38 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696133\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) \u2014<\/strong> Powerful winds and rain approached <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a> Sunday morning as Beryl was expected to turn back from a tropical storm into a hurricane overnight and pound a long stretch of coast with heavy downpours, howling gusts, and dangerous storm surge.<\/p>\n<p>A long stretch of Texas\u2019s shoreline was under a hurricane waring as Beryl\u2019s outer bands were forecast to begin lashing the coast Sunday. Landfall was expected early Monday and officials in several coastal counties issued voluntary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-residents-on-maui-ordered-to-evacuate-after-dam-floods-area\/\" title=\"Hawaii: Residents on Maui ordered to evacuate after dam floods area\">evacuation orders<\/a> while urging tourists along the beach for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fourth-of-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fourth of July<\/a> holiday to leave.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest storm to develop into a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-beryl-caribbean-234b2ecc47f8f0a8d6f3778bea503861\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Category 5 hurricane<\/a> in the Atlantic, Beryl caused at least 11 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean earlier in the week. The storm has tipped doors, windows and roofs off homes with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-beryl-hot-water-strong-climate-change-ddfb68c646e811e6f8b53e7451d1f6a6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the Atlantic\u2019s record warmth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re seeing the outer bands of Beryl approach the Texas coast now and the weather should be going downhill especially this afternoon and evening,\u201d Eric Blake, a senior hurricane specialist with the National Hurricane Center, said Sunday morning. \u201cPeople should definitely be in their safe space by nightfall and we\u2019re expecting the hurricane to make landfall somewhere in the middle Texas coast overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Texas officials warned people along the entire coastline to prepare for possible flooding, heavy rain and wind. The hurricane warning extended fom Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, to Sargent, south of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Houston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Houston<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Corpus Christi, officials asked visitors to cut their trips short and return home early if possible. Residents were advised to secure homes by boarding up windows if necessary and using sandbags to guard against possible flooding.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic has been nonstop for the past three days at an Ace Hardware in the city as customers buy 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 has been \u201cdefinitely a lot of buzz about the incoming storm,\u201d with customers stocking up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>food<\/a> and drinks, particularly meat and beer.<\/p>\n<p>The White House said Sunday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had sent emergency responders, search-and-rescue teams, bottled water, and other resources along the coast.<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-coast-braces-for-beryl-which-is-expected-to-regain-hurricane-strength-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas coast braces for Beryl, which is expected to regain hurricane strength - Washington Examiner\">coastal cities called<\/a> for voluntary evacuations in low-lying areas that are prone to flooding, banned beach camping and urged tourists traveling on the Fourth of July holiday weekend to move recreational vehicles from coastal parks. In Refugio County, north of Corpus Christi, officials issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-after-volcano-erupts-on-caribbean-island-pm-says-only-vaccinated-can-board-evacuation-ships-others-sent-to-safety-elsewhere\/\" title=\"Report: After Volcano Erupts On Caribbean Island, PM Says Only Vaccinated Can Board Evacuation Ships, Others Sent To Safety Elsewhere\">mandatory evacuation order<\/a> for its 6,700 residents.<\/p>\n<p>Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is acting governor while Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Greg-Abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Greg Abbott<\/a> is traveling in Taiwan, issued a preemptive 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 Saturday in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beryl earlier this week battered <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-beryl-tulum-mexico-resort-4b84e981f62bd53340a385fac42579f5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane<\/a>, toppling trees but causing no injuries or deaths before weakening to a tropical storm as it moved across the Yucatan Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Before hitting Mexico, Beryl wrought <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hurricane-beryl-caribbean-jamaica-cayman-islands-774803fc70e187ea96e7df10f84d8a50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>destruction in Jamaica<\/a>, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados. Three people were reported dead in Grenada, three in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, three in Venezuela and two in Jamaica.<\/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_1696133\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696133\"}});<\/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>Beryl is expected to hit Texas on Monday and regain hurricane strength, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and dangerous storm surge. Officials have issued evacuation orders and warnings for residents along the coast. The storm caused devastation in the Caribbean before heading towards Texas. Residents are advised to prepare for flooding, heavy rain, and strong winds. 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