CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – FRIDAY, JULY 5 – 11:30 P.M. CT – Houston, I wish we had some better news to send you to sleep with.
The latest guidance from the National Hurricane Center shows yet another eastward jog of what will likely become Hurricane Beryl once again.
Simply put – this increases the probability of hurricane impacts to the Houston area.
10pm CDT July 5th Key Messages for Tropical Storm #Beryl:
Beryl has emerged over the Gulf of Mexico where it is expected to intensify into a hurricane. Storm Surge & Hurricane Watches have been extended eastward along the middle Texas coast.
Latest: https://t.co/RX183Ip5Fx pic.twitter.com/rhvGhoRbXN
— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) July 6, 2024
The Hurricane Watch has been extended through portions of Brazoria County.
Meanwhile, the Storm Surge Watch has been extended through High Island in Galveston County.
Now is the time to prepare.
Voluntary evacuations are already underway in Matagorda County.
A failure to plan is a plan to fail.
Have a good night and we’ll check back in Saturday morning.
FRIDAY, JULY 5 – 9 P.M. CT – As Tropical Storm Beryl enters the Gulf of Mexico, the once Category 5 hurricane is expected to re-intensify before making a final landfall along the Texas Gulf Coast.
KPRC 2′s Gage Goulding is LIVE in Corpus Christi, Texas as the community prepares just two weeks after Tropical Storm Alberto battered the region.
While some locals are preparing by using the more than 14,000 sandbags made by Corpus Christi city workers, vacationers to the barrier islands are soaking in every bit of sun they can get.
This story will be updated to bring the latest reports from KPRC2′s Gage Goulding along the Texas Gulf Coast.
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