pjmedia.com By CHRIS QUEENÂ
Hurricane Beryl bore down on Texas this week. Early Monday morning, Beryl made landfall as a Category 1 storm with 94 MPH winds and the requisite rainfall and storm surges.
In some ways, the state was prepared. The Coast Guard declared port condition Zulu on Sunday, which shut down ports in Houston, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Freeport, and Texas City
âUnder port condition Zulu, all vessel movement and cargo operations are restricted,â Freightwaves explains. Ports remained closed on Monday and Tuesday, and Freightwaves adds, “Itâs unclear when the Coast Guard will lift condition Zulu and allow the ports to resume regular operations.”
Monday, July 8, 2024, 4:05 PM Weather Update:
All Port Houston terminals will remain closed tomorrow (Tuesday, July 9, 2024).
We will continue to assess and repair damage this afternoon and tomorrow and will send an update by 4 PM CT tomorrow for Wednesday operations. pic.twitter.com/QvSUO1AQz7
— Port Houston (@Port_Houston) July 8, 2024
âHurricane Berylâs track shifted eastward over the past 48 hours, with the storm making landfall in the coastal town of Matagorda, about 95 miles south of Houston,â Freightwaves reported on Monday. âThe storm had been predicted to make landfall near or south of Corpus Christi and travel north through Laredo, San Antonio, and Austin.â
The eastward movement of the storm made things easier for central Texas. My pastor and his wife adopted a baby in Texas, and they had to leave Corpus Christi for San Antonio. Their caseworker advised them to travel to Austin, but they remained in San Antonio, which turned out to be a sensible decision.
Nevertheless, Beryl left a mark on the Lone Star State. As of this writing, PowerOutage.us reported just over 2 million customers without power, along with 11,445 in Louisiana. Of course, Texans have other ways to measure power outages…
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