000 WTNT62 KNHC 080954 TCUAT2 Hurricane Beryl Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL022024 500 AM CDT Mon Jul 8 2024 ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND STRONG WINDS OCCURING IN EAST TEXAS... ...500 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE... Beryl is moving inland over eastern Texas. Life-threatening storm surge and heavy rainfall is ongoing across portions of Texas. Damaging winds ongoing along the coast, with strong winds moving inland. A mesonet station (SRDT2) in San Bernard recently reported a sustained wind of 52 mph (84 km/h) and a gust of 91 mph (146 km/h) A mesonet station (FRPT2) in Freeport recently reported a wind gust of 92 mph (148 km/h). SUMMARY OF 500 AM CDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.8N 96.0W ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM N OF MATAGORDA TEXAS ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM SSW OF HOUSTON TEXAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES $$ Forecaster Kelly