Storm Beryl shifts toward Houston, could make landfall as Category 2 hurricane
-Tropical Storm Beryl could grow into a Category 2 hurricane by the time it makes landfall in the Houston area early on Monday as it regains strength moving northwest over the Gulf of Mexico, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
Forecasters warned that Beryl could bring punishing winds and 5 to 10 inches of rain to the Texas coast and beyond. Acting Texas Governor Dan Patrick said Beryl"will be a deadly storm for people who are directly in that path." He declared 120 counties to be in a disaster area. Temperatures in the region are forecast at above 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the coming days, including heat indices as high as 108 on Sunday. Parts of eastern Texas were on flood watch ahead of the storm, which had maximum wind speeds of 60 mph as of Sunday morning.
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