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Beryl moves inland with expanding flooding and tornado threat after Texas landfall
July 8, 2024
> Risk of flash flooding spans from the Gulf Coast to parts of the Great Lakes
> Beryl brings a heightened risk of tornadoes from Texas through Ohio over the
next 48 hours
> Thousands of people face extended power outages in sweltering heat with
AccuWeather RealFeel® high temperatures topping 100 degrees
AccuWeather Global Weather Center – July 8, 2024
“The Houston area faces a tornado threat through the early-afternoon hours. The risk of tornadoes will expand to the northeast following the eastern side of the storm track. The tornado threat extends as far northeast as Cincinnati, Ohio, tomorrow,” said DaSilva. “Tornadoes embedded in rain bands from hurricanes and tropical storms can spin up quickly and are incredibly dangerous.”
Beryl strengthened in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico late Sunday night from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 74-95 miles per hour on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. DaSilva said it will take only a week or two for sea surface temperatures to rebound in the wake of Beryl, raising the risk for more tropical threats in the Gulf of Mexico.
“We’ve been concerned about this hurricane season and the risk to the Texas coast since AccuWeather issued its first forecast in March. Water temperatures across much of the Gulf of Mexico are essentially as warm as bathtub water. Those warm waters are at the surface, and they extend hundreds of feet down. Warm waters act like jet fuel for hurricanes, and it won’t take long for temperatures to rebound in the wake of Beryl,” said DaSilva. “We’ll be keeping a very close eye on the Gulf of Mexico and the Texas coast for more tropical threats this summer. AccuWeather is forecasting 20 to 25 named storms and four to six direct impacts on the United States this season.”
AccuWeather expert meteorologists also encourage people to use caution at beaches along the Gulf Coast through Monday evening. Swells from Beryl could create dangerous rip currents as far away as southwestern Florida.
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