Live Updates: Tropical Storm Beryl Approaches Texas After Crossing Mexico

A worker blocks up windows of an ice cream parlor before Beryl arrives in Port Aransas, Texas, on July 6.

Beryl is expected to make landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas, as a Category 1 hurricane Monday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. Beryl is currently a tropical storm and is in the Gulf of Mexico, about 244 miles (393 kilometers) southeast of Corpus Christi, with maximum winds of 60 mph (96 kph) as of 5 a.m. Sunday, the center said.

Texas is expected to begin feeling the effects of Beryl later Sunday, and several counties have already announced evacuation orders.

Here’s what you need to know:

Hurricane and Storm Surge Alerts: Hurricane warnings are in effect for the Texas coast from Baffin Bay to Sargent, while stretches south of Baffin Bay to the mouth of the Rio Grande River, and north of Sargent to San Luis Pass, are under hurricane watches.

A tropical storm warning is also in effect for the area north of Sargent to High Island, and for the Mexican coast from Barra el Mezquital to the Rio Grande. Storm surge warnings are in effect from the northern entrance to Padre Island National Seashore to High Island, including Corpus Christi Bay, Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay.

The Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio Grande River to the northern entrance to Padre Island National Seashore, as well as from San Luis Pass to Sabine Pass, are under storm surge watch.

A dangerous storm surge United States Gulf Coast: Tropical storm conditions will begin to be felt along the western Gulf Coast Sunday, with hurricane conditions expected later in the day. Storm surge up to 6 feet Thunderstorms are expected along parts of the Texas coast Sunday night into Monday as rising seas extend inland. Rip currents will also cause life-threatening beach conditions through Monday across much of the Gulf Coast.

Flooding and high winds expected: Heavy rainfall of 5 to 10 inches, with localized amounts of 15 inches, is expected along the Texas Gulf Coast and eastern Texas from late Sunday through the middle of next week, the National Hurricane Center said. It is expected to cause flash flooding and urban flooding. Hurricane-force winds will hit the lower and middle Texas coast Sunday night and Monday. A few tornadoes could also occur along the Texas coast Sunday afternoon and evening. “Preparations should be completed before tropical storm conditions develop late today,” the hurricane center said Sunday morning.