Hurricane Beryl slams into Texas and hits the southern region hard with high winds and floods.

July 8, 2024 – About 2 million people are said to be without electricity. Beryl is the first storm to hit the state of Texas in three years.

Texas is reporting Hurricane Beryl to be a category 1 storm when it made landfall on Monday morning. 

What are hurricane trackers?

Weather forecasters or meteorologists use satellite data to estimate storm and hurricane patterns. They study and track the formation and movement by using the Atlantic and Pacific geostationary satellites.

How Long Do Hurricanes Last?

Hurricanes typically last five to ten days. However, residents and businesses should always prepare for the storms that might pick up speed and boomerang back.

Also, hurricanes leave a wave of destruction like knocking out electricity and causing floods, which can take weeks to months to get back to normal.

What Damages Are Caused By Hurricanes?

Damages can hit anything, that is low to the ground or high above. Power lines are the most dangerous to be struck.

Last week, the storm was a category 5 when she did serious damage to the Caribbean, South America, and Mexico. It is responsible for the deaths of about a dozen people in and around the Caribbean. Jamaica reported the most, with six deaths.

What Makes A Hurricane A Category 1 to 5?

Beryl is the earliest storm to be classified as a category 5 from the Atlantic. By the time it hit Jamaica, it had not reduced speed or lessened the heavy winds and rainfalls. She was still moving quickly at an extremely dangerous speed.

Where Do Hurricanes Hit The Most In the USA?

Tropical storms tend to hit across the southern regions of the United States. Texas has been lucky up until now because they haven’t had to deal with storms for a few years.

After tropical storm Beryl made landfall, residents in Texas have been dealing with severe floods and have been without power for days. Houston, Galveston, and the Gulf of Mexico have been the hardest hit. 

Even though residents have been preparing over the weekend, by boarding up windows and using sandbags to fight against floods. 

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Published by HOLR Magazine

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