Photos, videos show impact of Hurricane Beryl in Texas

Bryce Buyakie and Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK
Updated ·4 min read

Hurricane Beryl is bringing damaging winds and flooding rainfall to Houston, Texas, hours after making landfall along the Texas coast around 4:30 a.m. July 8. The Category 1 storm is the second named storm and first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

As expected, Beryl strengthened as it approached the coast. By the time it made landfall near Matagorda, winds had increased to 80 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

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As of 7 a.m. CDT, Beryl was bringing life-threatening storm surge and strong winds as it moves over eastern Texas. Damaging winds are ongoing along the coast, with strong winds moving inland.

Sustained winds remain at 80 mph as Beryl moves to the north at 12 mph. At 10 a.m. EDT, Beryl was located 20 miles west of Houston, with the center of the storm about 150 miles southeast of Austin.

Sunrise in Matagorda was at 6:33 a.m. CDT. When conditions are safe, photos and videos of the damage Beryl left behind will be available. We'll update this story throughout the day, but here are images that have been shared so far on social media.

Texas residents prepare for Hurricane Beryl

Photos, videos show impact of Hurricane Beryl after landfall near Matagorda, Texas

The Weather Channel reporting from Texas as Hurricane Beryl hits

Webcams show power of Hurricane Beryl along Texas coast

Track Hurricane Beryl: See latest radar images as Beryl moves into Texas

Spaghetti models: Where will Hurricane Beryl go next?

Special note about spaghetti models: Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The Hurricane Center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts.

Track Beryl to see latest forecast path

Here's the most current forecast path of Beryl as it moves north. It made landfall early this morning as a Category 1 hurricane near Matagorda, Texas, with 80-mph winds.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Hurricane Beryl damage photos, videos show impact after Texas landfall