The historic storm is expected to hit Texas early Monday morning
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Tropical Storm Beryl, which killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean before heading toward Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, strengthened Sunday for the first time in days as it barreled through the Gulf of Mexico toward Texas, which it is expected to hit early Monday after as a Category 1 hurricane.Key Facts
The storm’s maximum sustained winds increased to 65 mph Sunday and are expected to keep getting stronger until it regains its hurricane status (winds of 74 mph or higher) later in the day.
It’s the first time Beryl has grown stronger since Thursday, when it was a Category 3 hurricane.
Beryl is expected to hit the Texas coast Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing strong winds and a storm surge that will push tides to “normally dry areas near the coast.”
After making landfall near the middle Texas coast early Monday, the storm is expected to turn northeast and move further inland toward east Texas and Arkansas before continuing north and bringing rains to the Midwest, Michigan and western New York by Thursday.
