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More than 2 million homes and businesses across Texas were left without power as Category 1 Hurricane Beryl pounded the state on Tuesday morning.
About 2,315,753 electric customers in Texas were without power as of 8 a.m. ET on Tuesday, according to PowerOutage.us, while more than 26,000 remain without power in Louisiana and more than 15,000 in Arkansas, according to outage maps.
The storm, which later weakened to a tropical depression, made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, early Monday morning with wind gusts of more than 80 mph.
Within minutes Hours have passed since the landing, The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that life-threatening storm surge, strong winds and torrential rains were “battering East Texas.”
Flooding and gusty winds continued across East Texas as the storm moved inland, according to the NHC.
Downed power lines on Termini-San Luis Pass Road in Galveston Island, Texas, Monday, July 8, 2024, during the effects of Hurricane Beryl. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Weather officials predicted flooding rain and a risk of tornadoes would continue for parts of eastern Texas, western Louisiana and Arkansas Monday evening. The storm also brought heavy rain and Flooding potential It will develop across parts of the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes through Wednesday.
A photo of deserted streets shows people staying indoors as winds and rain from Hurricane Beryl are felt in Kingston, Jamaica on July 3, 2024. (Joe Raedl/Getty Images/Getty Images)
But the NHC warned that “deadly hazards” such as carbon monoxide poisoning from downed power lines and the use of improper generators remain a threat even after the storm has passed.
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Remains of a collapsed building are seen in Freeport, Texas, after Hurricane Beryl made landfall on July 8, 2024. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas posted on Twitter that it was “working around the clock” with utility companies to restore power to affected areas. Nearly 3 million customers lost power after the storm first made landfall.
