July 6 Update 1 p.m.
Beryl continues to track northwest across the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm with winds of 60 mph and gusts up to 70 mph. Beryl’s central pressure hasn’t changed since the last update this morning. The storm is currently not in the most favorable environment to strengthen, but that is expected to change by tomorrow.
Beryl is still on track to make landfall between Corpus Christi and Matagorda Bay early Monday morning as a category 1 hurricane with winds of 85 mph. Leading up to landfall, tropical storm to hurricane force winds will begin to pick up along the Texas coast and move inland Monday. rip currents and high tides could also begin to impact the Texas coast as early as Sunday afternoon. Storm Surge Watches continue from High Island to Brownsville. Galveston Bay could see a surge of 2 to 4 feet above ground level with 3 to 5 feet closer to Matagorda Bay.
The biggest threat for most of Southeast Texas is going to be the rain. Between Sunday and Wednesday, rain totals could range between 8 to 12 inches east of I-45 with some of the heaviest rain expected across Hill Country south towards the coast. Houston could see between 8 to 10 inches of rainfall during that time. Then east of I-45 there will likely be a sharp cutoff from a 6 to 8 ich range with totals much less of that east of the cutoff line. There is also the threat of tornadoes while Beryl makes landfall.
