Texas Coast Braces for Potential Hit by Beryl, Which is Expected to Regain Hurricane Strength

MONTEGO BAY, JAMAICA – JULY 3: A screen grab captured from a video shows heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Beryl pounding the coast of Jamaica after the powerful storm devastated parts of the southeast Caribbean, where it left a trail of death and destruction in Montego Bay, Jamaica on July 3, 2024. Several people were evacuated as part of the disaster management response. (Photo by Curtis Kitchen/Anadolu via Getty Images)

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas officials are urging coastal residents to brace for a potential hit by Beryl as the storm is expected to regain hurricane strength. Beryl has moved back into the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where it is expected to strengthen after weakening to a tropical storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center expects Beryl to regain hurricane strength and make landfall on the Texas coast sometime Monday. State and local officials have urged coastal residents to be prepared for possible storm surge flooding, heavy rain and high winds. Some Texas cities called for voluntary evacuations in low-lying areas prone to flooding.