2 a.m. Update

Hurricane Beryl Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024
200 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024

…BERYL NEARING THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST…
…200 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE…

Beryl is nearing the middle Texas coast and is expected to make
landfall within the next few hours. Conditions are deteriorating
with dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. Sustained
tropical-storm-force winds and hurricane-force wind gust have
already been reported along the coast.

A WeatherFlow station (XMBG) located at Matagorda Bay recently
reported a sustained wind of 60 mph (96 km/h) and a gust of 75 mph
(120 km/h).

Another position update will be provided at 300 AM CDT (0800 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 200 AM CDT…0700 UTC…INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.3N 95.9W
ABOUT 20 MI…35 KM SSE OF MATAGORDA TEXAS
ABOUT 100 MI…160 KM ENE OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…80 MPH…130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…982 MB…29.00 INCHES

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