HOUSTON – Beryl left a trail of downed trees, flooded roads and power outages as it roared across the Houston area on Monday morning.
Authorities urged residents on Monday to stay put and hunker down as severe weather and hazardous road conditions impacted the area.
Peak wind gusts of 84 mph were measured at Hobby Airport and 78 mph in Galveston. A 97 mph wind gust was measured at SH 36 and Brazos.
More than 13 inches of rain were measured in Sugar Land, 14 inches in Hilshire village and 11 inches in Brookside Village.
Major Houston highways have been left flooded, leaving cars stranded and prompting some rescues. Emergency crews were seen rescuing someone who was trapped on the roof of their submerged car on Highway 288 due to flooding.
Neighborhoods are scattered with downed trees and other debris. In Fort Bend County, several families were left displaced when a section of their apartment building collapsed.
40 displaced by apartment collapse
Forty people are now displaced after their apartment building collapses in Fort Bend County, where officials continue to urge residents to stay home amidst the ongoing impacts of Hurricane Beryl.
At least four people were killed as Beryl moved across the Houston area on Monday.
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Houston power outages from Hurricane Beryl
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A Tornado Watch has been issued until 10 p.m. Monday for some Southeast Texas counties including Chambers, Libery, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, and Walker.
A tornado watch is when tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. The watch area is typically large, covering numerous counties or even states. You should be prepared for an actual tornado during a tornado watch. Be ready to act quickly if a warning is issued, or you suspect a tornado is approaching.
Beryl’s long journey to Texas
SUGGESTED: Tropical Storm Beryl forms in Atlantic
On July 2, it became the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record to form in the Atlantic.
It weakened as it approached the Yucatan Peninsula, where it made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane near Tulum, Mexico, on July 5. It further weakened as it moved across land, emerging into the Gulf as a tropical storm.