Hurricane Beryl Thread

[Bigun]

Pouring down at my house as we speak.

[libertybele]

Pouring down at my house as we speak.

IIRC you are on some sort of hill, that will protect you from storm surge?

Prayers up for all Briefers who may be affected by this storm.

[mystery-ak]

Praying for all the Texans here...please stay safe..

[Bigun]

IIRC you are on some sort of hill, that will protect you from storm surge?

Prayers up for all Briefers who may be affected by this storm.

Water will not be a problem here. Can't say that for wind.  Thanks @libertybele @mystery-ak

[PeteS in CA]

Hopefully USS Texas is well secured in Galveston.

[catfish1957]

NHC has done a nice job on strength prognostication on Beryl, but they waaaaay over underestimated the trough this last week, and its impact of pulling this storm northward.  Center of Cone is now @ Freeport, and the western side of Houston, say a stretch from  Katy and Columbus are going to get a nice punch.

Don't see this thing reaching Cat 2....  running out of real estate. 

[Elderberry]

We have been in our home since 85, thru several hurricanes, and the highest the water has gotten, was around 4 feet into our yard from the street. Not anyway near our house. I may have to work on the oldest(very old) section of 6 ft wooden fencing.

[roamer_1]

Water will not be a problem here. Can't say that for wind.  Thanks @libertybele @mystery-ak

I wonder about that down on Baffin Bay... They *just* got 8" of rain down there coming up from Mexico... Maybe last week.

[Bigun]

I wonder about that down on Baffin Bay... They *just* got 8" of rain down there coming up from Mexico... Maybe last week.

Baffin bay will be on the clean side of Beryl so they might get some rain but not a lot.

[Elderberry]

Beryl 4PM Sun

[roamer_1]

Baffin bay will be on the clean side of Beryl so they might get some rain but not a lot.

Right... But ANY, after such a monster pile of water (8") must be rough... I would think overflow ponds and such would still be full to brimming. Any flood mitigation built into the area may be close to overflow.

I dunno though. It's outta my ken. 100+ degrees might have dried it all up already. I don't understand how that landscape works,

[Elderberry]

Beryl’s rainfall timeline for Houston, SE Texas

https://www.click2houston.com/weather/2024/07/07/beryls-rainfall-timeline-for-se-texas/



As of 1 PM, Beryl is still a tropical storm. As it inches closer to the Texas coast, it will strengthen to a category 1 hurricane by Sunday night. Beryl will then make landfall around 2 AM Monday near Matagorda, but its wind and rains will batter multiple communities as it continues to move inland throughout Monday.



    Tropical Storm Beryl is now 165 miles away from Matagorda; Landfall is expected overnight

Reviewing Beryl, it has a history of moving to the right and east of the forecast cone. The slight shift east means stronger tropical-storm-force winds for SE Texas. Galveston, Houston, Pearland, Pasadena, Katy, The Woodlands, and Liberty will see winds from 58 to 73 MPH. As for areas farther west like Needville, Sugar Land, Rosharon, Sargent, Matagorda, Port Lavaca, Wharton, and El Campo, winds will gust near 110 mph. This wind forecast means widespread power outages are likely, downed trees and potential damage to roofs.

[Bigun]

Right... But ANY, after such a monster pile of water (8") must be rough... I would think overflow ponds and such would still be full to brimming. Any flood mitigation built into the area may be close to overflow.

I dunno though. It's outta my ken. 100+ degrees might have dried it all up already. I don't understand how that landscape works,

Between April 29th and May 5th of this year I got over 23" of rain here. Now very dry. We need this rain albeit not all at once.

[roamer_1]

Between April 29th and May 5th of this year I got over 23" of rain here. Now very dry. We need this rain albeit not all at once.

SMH. That's coming on twice the rain we get in a whole year. Rain catchment ought to be a big deal down in there, catch it when it comes.An average roof is good for a thousand gallons for an inch of rain... You're talking some big numbers there.

[Bigun]

SMH. That's coming on twice the rain we get in a whole year. Rain catchment ought to be a big deal down in there, catch it when it comes.An average roof is good for a thousand gallons for an inch of rain... You're talking some big numbers there.

We have ponds and rain barrels all over for the dry spells.  Normal rainfall here is around 48" per year, Beryl will easily take us over 40 for this year and it's still early July.

[Elderberry]

Beryl 7PM Sun

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Between April 29th and May 5th of this year I got over 23" of rain here. Now very dry. We need this rain albeit not all at once.

Not good for me as my hay is now delayed in getting cut and will likely be downed by the wind and rain

[AllThatJazzZ]

If/when I lose power, I won't be able to view any of the graphics that are formatted as attachments. I will only be able to monitor from my phone, but I won't be signed on. If y'all have the ability to use  a URL, that would be helpful to me.

Fellow Texans, prayers for all -- for your safety and that of your family and pets. Also for your property and your neighborhood and community. Praying that we'll be able to gather here again after the storm and exchange stories. Hopefully that this storm was a nothingburger. 

(Picture praying hands here)

[Elderberry]

If/when I lose power, I won't be able to view any of the graphics that are formatted as attachments. I will only be able to monitor from my phone, but I won't be signed on. If y'all have the ability to use  a URL, that would be helpful to me.

Fellow Texans, prayers for all -- for your safety and that of your family and pets. Also for your property and your neighborhood and community. Praying that we'll be able to gather here again after the storm and exchange stories. Hopefully that this storm was a nothingburger. 

(Picture praying hands here)

I use Firefox on my phone, I log in, and am able to view the attachments.   I used to have a Web Server I used for pictures, but it died, and I haven't fixed it yet.

[Elderberry]

Beryl 10PM Sun

[cato potatoe]

The motion is due north, if not a tick to the east.  Onshore fetch (max winds far removed from center) coupled with torrential rains will cause some water issues around Houston/Galveston, possibly more than advertised. 

[Elderberry]

[Elderberry]

Took the dogs out to pee, only our chihuahua would go out in the rain.

Discovered water on the floor in our hallway. Went up into the attic, wind is forcing some of the rain to drip in around the furnace's stack thru the roof. No big thing.

Our anemometer shows 40 mph wind, with only 43 mph in the last hour.

Power is going on and off.

[Elderberry]

Beryl Landfall Matagorda 4AM-7/8

[Elderberry]

That 43 MPH shown on my anemometer may be where it maxed out. I can walk to Hobby Airport in 15 minutes. I see that they have shown gusts of 60K(69mph). I just lost a large limb on one of my pecan trees. Just writing this message, I lost power 3 times.

[Elderberry]

I've heard several power booms and power don't stay on very long. But it comes back on!!!

Main power lines that feeds the subdivision runs above my backyard fence.

[Bigun]

Light rain, 22mph wind here at present.

[Elderberry]

They just reported 84 mph gusts at Hobby Airport. My house is 1/4 mile? north of Hobby.

[GtHawk]

Prayers for all affected by the storm

[MeganC]

Prayers for all affected by the storm

x2 

[Elderberry]

We are fine, just one of the 2 million in the Houston area with no power. It. took me a while to get my generator running. That's what I get for not running it in years. It's a good deal that I converted it to run on Nat gas. I lost 3 big limbs on 1 pecan tree.

[libertybele]

We are fine, just one of the 2 million in the Houston area with no power. It. took me a while to get my generator running. That's what I get for not running it in years. It's a good deal that I converted it to run on Nat gas. I lost 3 big limbs on 1 pecan tree.

Glad to hear you are fine @Elderberry and that you got your generator running. 

Continued prayers for all who are dealing with this storm, especially Briefers.

[libertybele]

At least 2 dead as Beryl pummels Texas with tornadoes, 90 mph gusts, leaving over 2.7 million without power

MATAGORDA, Texas – Hurricane Beryl crashed ashore along the central Texas coast early Monday morning, pummeling the area with 90 mph wind gusts that brought life-threatening storm surge, widespread damage, and knocking out power to well over 2.7 million people while leaving at least two dead. Now, as it moves inland, the cyclone is spawning tornadoes across Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.

Beryl was downgraded to a tropical storm late Monday morning, but it was still wreaking havoc along its journey further into Texas. The storm center passed just outside the Houston metro area, pummeling the nation's fourth-largest metro area with hours of wind gusts over 70-80 mph and dumping over 10 inches of rain, leading to flash flooding.

A Tornado Watch has been posted for parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma as the threat of tornadoes continues as Beryl moves inland. Multiple tornadoes have already been reported in East Texas and Louisiana, and forecasters expect more as the night continues................

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/beryl-landfall-texas-hurricane

[catfish1957]

Up north.  Snow/humidity avoidance birds. 

Neighbor says the  power's out, biggest wind gust was no more than 40-45 mph.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

Our power went out at 4 am this morning in Alvin.  Thankfully it came back about 3:15 pm.  Limbs were all over the place from my pecan trees.  My helpers spent most of the day sawing and taking them to the roadside.  I'm not holding out any hope for our fishing camp at Chinquapin just NE of Matagorda.  Ours is right on the Intracoastal Waterway, the closest to the Gulf.

[AllThatJazzZ]

Well, it wasn't a nothingburger as I had hoped. And there was loss of life due to trees falling on homes. Lots of downed fences and roofs damaged. The standard stuff. My friend called and said her brother's community was torn up. But no loss of life, so there's that. I hope that's the last one for us for the next 10 years. I've had enough of these storms after 77 years. 

Glad everyone's okay.

P.S. So happy to have my power back!

Our power went out at 4 am this morning in Alvin.  Thankfully it came back about 3:15 pm.  Limbs were all over the place from my pecan trees.  My helpers spent most of the day sawing and taking them to the roadside.  I'm not holding out any hope for our fishing camp at Chinquapin just NE of Matagorda.  Ours is right on the Intracoastal Waterway, the closest to the Gulf.

@Texas Yellow Rose

I hope you find out that things are better than expected.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

@AllThatJazzZ

Thank you!

Update:  The fishing camp survived.  I am so happy!!

[Elderberry]

My daughter just got her power back about 3 hrs ago, but we're still waiting. Her neighborhood only began around 5 yrs ago and ours started over 60 yrs ago.  I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

[berdie]

My daughter just got her power back about 3 hrs ago, but we're still waiting. Her neighborhood only began around 5 yrs ago and ours started over 60 yrs ago.  I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

It could. But it could be how populated the neighborhoods are. Usually older neighborhoods are more spacious (fewer people) and newer neighborhoods are crowded (more people).

Living in a rural area I know we will be the very last ones to get power restored. There just aren't enough of us to raise enough cain to get on their nerves, lol. Plus it makes the "number of people without power" drop quickly.

[roamer_1]

Living in a rural area I know we will be the very last ones to get power restored. There just aren't enough of us to raise enough cain to get on their nerves, lol. Plus it makes the "number of people without power" drop quickly.

That's right. Here I have it pretty good... On up the way is a lake and a hilltop where all the Hoity-Toity folks like doctors and lawyers have their spreads... For them to have power, I get power. And it's dang funny too, because right across the road from me, where we used to lease the land and run cattle, there's  hundreds of chunked-and-formed McMansions sitting there... I get power back long hours before all them folks...

So I have a creek out back that I can drink... And am on the high-priority power and cable.
A small benefit of how-it-works  The creek was proper thinking. But I didn't see the priorty power thing coming. It's a perk.

[mountaineer]

Dan Patrick
@DanPatrick
I am disappointed that President Biden is turning Hurricane Beryl into a political issue. We had a cordial call today that ended up with him granting my request for a major disaster declaration. But that’s not good enough for him. He is falsely accusing me that I was not reachable.

He obviously did not know his own employees from FEMA were side-by-side with me for 3 days! All he had to do was call them and have them hand their phone to me. I even took a photo with them!

Before we made an official ask, we needed to determine what our outstanding needs were. We were working on that with local officials as we traveled the impacted areas. As I was being briefed today, the president called.

To quote President Biden, this is a load of malarkey, and he’s shoveling it!
7:08 PM · Jul 9, 2024

President Biden, Texas leaders share different stories on Hurricane Beryl aid request
Story by FOX 4 Staff via MSN
July 10, 2024

On Tuesday, just one day after Hurricane Beryl made landfall along the central Texas coast, accusations are flying between President Biden and Texas leadership regarding the state's response to the storm.

At least 9 people were killed and more than 1.5 million people are still without power in the area.  ...

In a post on X, Biden said, "Following Beryl, I know Texans are concerned about power outages and extreme heat. That's why we've moved generators into the community to help reduce impacts of power outages and are staging water, meals, and tarps to keep families healthy."

The president said Texas will receive federal aid later than needed, because state leaders were slow to ask for the disaster declaration.

The White House told the Houston Chronicle that multiple attempts were made to reach Governor Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

President Biden says he did not speak with Patrick until Tuesday, more than a day after Beryl made landfall.   ...

[Elderberry]

I just got back home from getting one of my propane bottles, I had loaned to my daughter for their generator. They got power back yesterday. I got to my house to see 3 Alabama Electric trucks parked on my curb and my neighbors across the street from me had power. They left and I checked my email. Centerpoint had sent me an email telling me to expect electricity by the end of tomorrow. The power lines that crosses the street and runs above my back fence, has it's switches all open.

[GrouchoTex]

Just checking in.
We lost power at 5:15 am Monday morning.
Restored today at 9 am, 76 hours.
No major damage.
Lost a lot of limbs, but not the tree.
Back fence is toast.
(Sugar Land)

Been driving to work to Katy since Tuesday morning.
I think that was the worst part for me, with all the traffic lights out, and people driving crazy.
The best part is no structural damage and no injuries.

[mountaineer]

Glad to see you all are recovering. I hope the damage wasn't too bad.

[Elderberry]

I just got my power turned back on.

[Bigun]

I just got my power turned back on.

 

[Elderberry]

Restoration process overview   for 7/13-7/19

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas early Monday, July 8, as a powerful Category 1 hurricane.

View the maps below to stay updated on our restoration efforts and learn more about our restoration process.

More: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/195bcf03ae0c491f9f14bf77f2c43420

[catfish1957]

As an indiviufal who has been through his share of hurricanes in 50 years.....  it just irks me that there has not been significant investment to put in electrical infrastructure that can withstand at least Cat 4 winds (risk/reward).

Considering the pain/suffering, and economic value of quicker recovery?  Stinkin' utilites prefer to perptetuate the problem.

[AllThatJazzZ]

@AllThatJazzZ

Thank you!

Update:  The fishing camp survived.  I am so happy!!

@Texas Yellow Rose

Yay!!