Hurricane Beryl slams Texas with high wind and heavy rain

Hurricane Beryl has roared ashore, making landfall around Matagorda, Texas, at 3:50 a.m. CT Monday as a Category 1 hurricane with gusts over 80 mph. Over the coming hours, Beryl will continue to move inland, bringing flooding rains, life-threatening storm surge, damaging wind gusts, and the threat of tornadoes. The cyclone’s powerful hurricane-force winds could lead to power outages and property damage. Already, gusts have hit 91 mph in Freeport, 89 mph in Matagorda Bay, 85 mph in Matagorda City, and 81 mph in Palacios. Read more at #hurricaneberyl #texas #hurricanes The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: Catch the latest news here: Follow The