At a Glance
- Beryl is moving into the Gulf of Mexico.
- It’s forecast to strike Texas as a hurricane on Monday.
- All residents along the Texas Coast from Brownsville to Houston should monitor Beryl.
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Hurricane watches have been issued for much of the Texas Coast as Tropical Storm Beryl turns its sights on Texas after battering Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. All residents in Texas should monitor the progress of Beryl.
Current status: Beryl is entering the southern Gulf of Mexico after crossing Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Beryl made landfall there early Friday morning with estimated winds of 110 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It was the peninsula’s strongest hurricane since Hurricane Delta in Oct. 2020. Beryl is now a tropical storm.
Wind gusts up to 81 mph were clocked just south of Playa del Carmen in the core of Beryl Friday morning. A gust to 48 mph was clocked on Isla Mujeres, just offshore of Cancún. Radar from Mexico’s National Meteorological Service shows heavy rain streaming into Mexico from Cozumel northward.
(The orange circle shows the extent of the system’s tropical-storm-force winds (at least 39 mph). The purple circle indicates the extent of hurricane-force winds (at least 74 mph), according to the National Hurricane Center. Current sustained winds at reporting stations are also plotted. )
Here’s where watches and warnings are in effect:
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