Hurricane Beryl tracker: Death toll rises to 6 in Texas, over 2 million without power

Beryl is slamming Texas with powerful winds and torrential rain.

ByNadine El-Bawab, Daniel Amarante, Kenton Gewecke, Bill Hutchinson, Kevin Shalvey, and Emily Shapiro
Last Updated: July 8, 2024, 4:59 PM EDT

Tropical Storm Beryl is tearing across Texas after making landfall in the state as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning.

At least six people have been killed by fallen trees or by drowning and more than 2 million customers are without power across Texas due to torrential rain and powerful winds.

Hurricane Beryl first killed at least seven people in the Windward Islands before skirting south of Jamaica, shutting down communications, stranding tourists and delivering storm surge and flooding rain to the island.

Latest headlines:

Here's how the news is developing.
Jul 08, 2024, 11:03 AM EDT

Up to 7 inches of rain pounds Houston, Galveston

Up to 7 inches of rain has pounded the Houston and Galveston areas so far and another 2 to 4 inches of rain is in the forecast for the next few hours.

The storm surge has topped 6 feet.

Wind gusts have reached a whopping 94 mph in Freeport, Texas; 82 mph in Galveston Bay, Texas; and 84 mph at Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport.

A tree uprooted by the effects of Hurricane Beryl lies in a lawn, July 8, 2024, in Bay City, Texas.
Eric Gay/AP

Flood warnings and tornado warnings are in effect in the Houston area through Monday afternoon.

Tornadoes have also been reported.

An American flag waves near a trailer home left overturned by Hurricane Beryl winds in Surfside Beach, Texas, July 8, 2024.
Adrees Latif/Reuters

-ABC News’ Max Golembo

Jul 08, 2024, 10:55 AM EDT

Beryl weakens to tropical storm

Beryl weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm late Monday morning after making landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane.

Jul 08, 2024, 10:53 AM EDT

Serious accidents, transformer fires reported

Hurricane Beryl has caused serious accidents, transformer fires and downed power lines in Spring, Texas, near Houston, according to the Spring Fire Department.

Spring is under a flash flood warning until 1 p.m. local time.

Spring Fire Department released images of damage from Hurricane Beryl in North Harris County in Texas on July 8, 2024.
Spring Fire Department/X

Jul 08, 2024, 9:36 AM EDT

Beryl’s latest forecast

As Hurricane Beryl races inland, flash flooding will be a threat as far north as Arkansas, where 3 to 6 inches of rain is possible through Monday night.

Flash flood threat for Monday.
ABC News

Moisture from Beryl is forecast to move into the Ohio Valley by Tuesday and Wednesday. Flooding is possible as far north as Missouri, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.

Tracking Beryl forecast.
ABC News

Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, some of that moisture will combine with a stationary front in the Northeast, bringing the possibility of heavy rain to the Interstate 95 corridor Wednesday night.

-ABC News’ Max Golembo

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