TEXAS (KXAN) — Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, early Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane.
Over 1.7 million Houston-area customers were without power Tuesday morning, and at least six people died in Texas during the storm, according to officials.
People gather outside a home in the 17400 block of Rustic Canyon Trail where Maria Loredo, 74, died after a tree fell on her second story bedroom during Hurricane Beryl Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP) Jackie Jecmenek, right, talks with city worker Bobby Head as she stands in front of her neighbor’s home after Beryl passed, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Bay City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 08: Vehicles sit in floodwater during Hurricane Beryl on July 08, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Tropical Storm Beryl developed into a Category 1 hurricane as it hit the Texas coast late last night. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Ann McCauley moves debris at Bethel Church after Hurricane Beryl moved through the area, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Van Vleck, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Power lines downed by the effects of Hurricane Beryl block a highway near Palacios, Texas, Monday, July 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Motorists drive through flood waters on Reading Rd. during a lull in the wind and rain as Tropical Storm Beryl passes Monday, July 8, 2024, in Rosenburg, Texas. Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as a Category 1 storm with heavy rains and powerful winds. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke) A vehicle is stranded in high waters on a flooded highway in Houston, on Monday, July 8, 2024, after Beryl came ashore in Texas as a hurricane and dumped heavy rains along the coast. (AP Photo/Juan A. Lozano) A hotel guest navigates the halls after power was lost due to Hurricane Beryl, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Bay City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) Horses walk through a flooded field after Beryl moved through the area, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Matagorda, Texas. Tropical Storm Beryl unleashed heavy rains and powerful winds along the Texas coast on Monday, knocking out power to homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters as first responders raced to rescue stranded residents. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A tree uprooted by the effects of Hurricane Beryl lies in a lawn, Monday, July 8, 2024, in Bay City, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A sign notifies motorists to prepare for Hurricane Beryl, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Portland, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Houston, Texas
Floodwaters are leftover in Houston Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl hit the area Monday. Photo shows water covering Allen Parkway near Montrose Boulevard on July 9, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Flooded Buffalo Bayou in Houston on July 9, 2024, a day after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Flooded Buffalo Bayou in Houston on July 9, 2024, a day after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Floodwaters are leftover in Houston Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl hit the area Monday. Photo shows water covering Allen Parkway near Montrose Boulevard on July 9, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Flooded Buffalo Bayou in Houston on July 9, 2024, a day after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Flooded Buffalo Bayou in Houston on July 9, 2024, a day after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Floodwaters are leftover in Houston Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl hit the area Monday. Photo shows water covering Allen Parkway near Montrose Boulevard on July 9, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Floodwaters are leftover in Houston Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl hit the area Monday. Photo shows water covering Allen Parkway near Montrose Boulevard on July 9, 2024. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Cleanup is underway in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in Houston, Texas, on July 9, 2024, after Hurricane Beryl hit the area the day before. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Cleanup is underway in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in Houston, Texas, on July 9, 2024, after Hurricane Beryl hit the area the day before. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Cleanup is underway in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in Houston, Texas, on July 9, 2024, after Hurricane Beryl hit the area the day before. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Cleanup is underway in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in Houston, Texas, on July 9, 2024, after Hurricane Beryl hit the area the day before. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Cleanup is underway in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood in Houston, Texas, on July 9, 2024, after Hurricane Beryl hit the area the day before. (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
Surfside Beach, Texas
Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 on the route into Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 on the route into Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on the morning of Monday, July 8, 2024 in Surfside Beach, Texas (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
Spring, Texas
Fire crews in Spring, Texas, are reportedly dealing with downed trees, power lines, transformer fires, and serious accidents in the wake of Beryl’s landfall on July 8, 2024. (Photo: Spring Fire Department via X) Fire crews in Spring, Texas, are reportedly dealing with downed trees, power lines, transformer fires, and serious accidents in the wake of Beryl’s landfall on July 8, 2024. (Photo: Spring Fire Department via X)
Beryl was downgraded around 10 a.m. to a tropical storm.