Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas After Raking Mexico
- Storm regained hurricane strength over warm Gulf waters
- Hundreds of flights reported canceled at Houston airports
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast early Monday, bringing heavy rains and life-threatening storm surge after churning across the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.
The storm — a Category 1 hurricane with winds of about 80 miles (130 kilometers) per hour — struck near Matagorda, between Houston and Corpus Christi, according to the US National Hurricane Center. Flash flooding is expected, it said in a notice at 4 a.m. local time.