Texas officials confirm third death from Tropical Storm Beryl
Raw StoryEfforts to restore power to 2.7 million customers whose service was knocked out by Hurricane Beryl will take multiple days, state officials said Monday evening while warning of persisting danger even as the storm moved on. “I’d ask Texans for their patience as the crews are out there doing their best to try to restore energy across the state.” Just under 2.7 million Texans did not have power as of early Monday evening, according to PowerOutage.us, with most of those outages among people serviced by CenterPoint Energy — the main electricity provider for most residents in Harris and Fort Bend counties, in addition to dozens of communities across East Texas. Credit: Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune July 8, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.Over 2.7 million Texas customers were without power as of 12:59 p.m. on Monday, based on estimates from PowerOutage.us and CenterPoint Energy. — Pooja Salhotra and Berenice Garcia Tornadoes pop up in East Texas after Beryl downgraded to a Tropical Storm July 8, 2024 at 1:21 p.m. July 8, 2024 at 1:21 p.m. After downing trees and power lines across the Greater Houston area, Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a Tropical Storm, meaning wind speeds have lowered below 75 miles per hour. — Maria Probert Hermosillo and Pooja Salhotra Beryl makes landfall in Texas as Category 1 hurricane July 8, 2024 at 5:37 a.m. A National Weather Service graphic shows potential rainfall from Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall near Matagorda at about 4 a.m. on Monday.