Tropical Storm Beryl is forecasted to strengthen back into a hurricane as it approaches southern Texas late Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm had weakened after hitting the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane on Friday, but it is expected to intensify again as it moves over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
A hurricane watch has been issued for the Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio Grande River to San Luis Pass, with a tropical storm warning in effect south of Baffin Bay and in northeastern Mexico.
Currently, Beryl is located 460 miles southeast of Corpus Christi with sustained winds of 60 mph. It is expected to turn northwest before making landfall in Texas late Sunday night or early Monday morning.
The National Hurricane Center warns of storm surge and high tides causing flooding in coastal areas of southern Texas, with a possibility of up to five feet of storm surge. Rainfall totals of 5 to 10 inches are expected along the Texas Gulf Coast during the storm.
