Tropical Weather Forecast: Fairly quiet, but watching some waves
It's fairly quiet still across the Atlantic Basin. High pressure and Saharan dust are helping to keep things that way for several more days. But there are a few tropical waves being tracked by the National Hurricane Center.
Tropical Update: Tropical activity quiet in Gulf
Gulf of Mexico should remain quiet through the weekend with no tropical activity expected. Area of low pressure near the Carolina coast is not expected to form into a tropical system since it is close to moving on to the Carolina coast. But it will bring heavy rain & the threat for flooding to the Carolinas. In the eastern Pacific, a tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and storms west of Central America. It has a LOW 20% chance for development over the next week.
Tropical Update: No development seen in the Gulf
No tropical activity is expected for the Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico over the next few days. There's a low 10% chance of a tropical system forming off the east coast of Florida. But any major development is unlikely as this area of low pressure drifts towards the US this weekend. In the Eastern Pacific, there's a low 20% chance of tropical development over the next 7 days with a tropical wave near Nicaragua moving west at 10-15 mph.
Elderly, disabled tenants in Harris County struggle to get by without power
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Montgomery County power outages: Entergy CEO says fallen trees causes issues
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Beryl long gone from Houston area, cleanup begins
Post Tropical Cyclone Beryl is now near Detroit, Michigan still bringing the threat for heavy rain, flooding and even a few tornadoes to parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast. It has 30 mph winds and should cross into Canada by tomorrow. National hurricane center is also monitoring an area of showers and storms off the SE US coast with a very LOW 10% chance of development over the next 2-7 days. No tropical activity is expected in the Gulf of Mexico for the rest of the week.
Tropical Weather Forecast: Beryl moving on, heat moving in
Beryl is now a Post-Tropical cyclone near St. Louis with 30 mph winds bringing a Flood and tornado risk to parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes area. There are still over 1 million people without power in the Houston area from strong winds that Beryl produced yesterday. The good news is that there are no other tropical cyclones expected to form in the Atlantic basin over the next few days
Weather in Houston: Beryl exits, leaving Houston to battle heat
Following Beryl's swift passage through Arkansas and its trajectory towards the Great Lakes, Houstonians are breathing a sigh of relief as the threat of high winds and heavy rains is gone.
Beryl: Watches, warnings in effect for Texas, Houston area
Houston-area watches and warnings in effect due to Hurricane Beryl, which is now a tropical storm.
Tropical Storm Beryl: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo returning from trip, will give update
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Sunday that she was returning from an out-of-town trip ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl. She is scheduled to provide an update on preparations on Sunday evening.
Tropical Storm Beryl: Voluntary evacuation for Galveston west end
Galveston has issued a voluntary evacuation for the island’s west end ahead of Tropical Storm Beryl reaching the Texas coast.
Tracking Tropical Storm Beryl as of Saturday evening
Beryl continues to move through the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds at 60mph. Strengthening is still expected to happen prior to landfall on Monday morning. The forecast Category 1 hurricane should come ashore near Corpus Christi. FOX 26 viewers near the coast and closer to the projected landfall are currently under a Hurricane Warning because of the expected high winds. Those along the coast will see a storm surge of up to 5 feet. A Storm Surge Warning is in effect from Corpus Christi north to Galveston Bay. Everyone in most of the FOX26 area is under a Flood Watch because of the expected 5-10 inches of rainfall with isolated spots getting 12-15 inches. Sunday should still be relatively quiet, so finish those last-minute preparations and settle in for a stormy Monday.
Tropical update: Beryl to become hurricane
No major changes to Tropical Storm Beryl forecast with the Saturday 4pm update. Strengthening is still expected to happen prior to landfall on Monday morning. The forecast Category 1 hurricane should come ashore near Corpus Christi. Those along the coast will see storm surge of up to 5 feet. Everyone in the FOX 26 area should be prepared for 5-10 inches of rainfall with isolated spots getting 12-15 inches. Sunday should still be relatively quite, so finish those last minute preparations and settle in for a stormy Monday.
National Hurricane Center director talks bout Beryl
The National Hurricane Center is closely monitoring Tropical Storm Beryl as it approaches the Texas Gulf Coastline. FOX 26 Meteorologist John Dawson spoke with the Director of the NOAA National Hurricane Center, Michael Brennan, to get the latest update on the storm.
Disaster declaration for Galveston County
A disaster declaration was declared in Galveston as the County prepares for Tropical Storm Beryl to make its way to the Texas coast. FOX 26's Jonathan Mejia has the latest after visiting the island.
Tropical Storm Beryl Texas impact: 81 counties added to disaster declaration
Acting Governor Dan Patrick has added 81 more Texas counties to the state's disaster declaration for Tropical Storm Beryl, bringing the total counties under the alert to 121.
Tropical Storm Beryl tracker: Update on Texas, Houston impacts, path, hurricane warning
Tropical Storm Beryl tracker including the latest update on path, location, a tracking map, hurricane watch and how it may impact Texas and Houston.
Tropical Storm Beryl: Hurricane Watch issued for Texas Coast; watches, warnings
The National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Watch for the Texas coast, extending from the mouth of the Rio Grande River all the way north to Sargent, Texas in Matagorda County. A tropical storm warning and storm surge warning are also in effect.
Residents enjoy beach despite Beryl approaching
Galveston residents continue enjoying the beach while they can as the leaders prepare for Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the coast. FOX 26's Jonathan Mejia spoke with officials in Galveston to hear more.
Tropical update: Hurricane watch for Texas coast
There is now a hurricane watch and storm surge watch for parts of the Texas coast. Beryl is a tropical storm now but will strengthen back to hurricane status before making landfall along the Texas coast at the end of the weekend.