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.