Beryl weakens to tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as Cat 1 hurricane

9/7/2024 7:31

        Beryl weakened to a tropical storm Monday hours after sweeping ashore in Texas, unleashing flooding and knocking out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses.
        
        The National Hurricane Center said damaging winds and flash flooding will continue as Beryl continues pushing inland. Authorities say one man was killed in suburban Houston when a tree fell on a house, trapping him beneath debris.
        
        Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas early Monday with heavy rains and powerful winds, knocking out power to 1.5 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters as first responders raced to rescue stranded residents.
        
        Beryl had already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean before turning toward Texas, and hit land just before 4 a.m.