Hurricane Beryl: 1.5 million without power as Category 1 storm hits Texas

“Based on the current forecast, heavy rain and some localized flooding could occur all the way from the coast through areas near College Station, Tyler, and Texarkana as the storm moves through Texas on its current track." – Acting Governor Dan Patrick

As of 8 a.m. CT Monday, 1,517,940 Texas homes and businesses were without power as Hurricane Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds >80 mph. The storm hit near Matagorda, a community between Galveston and Corpus Christi, around 4:30 a.m., leading to a tornado warning for multiple counties. Disaster declarations have been issued for 121 Texas counties. Full story.