The weather system is forecast to regain hurricane status and make landfall on the coast of Texas.
Hurricane warnings have been issued across parts of the Texas coast as the storm Beryl is forecast to become a hurricane once more and make landfall.Earlier in the week, Beryl developed into a Category 5 hurricane and caused at least 12 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean.The warnings are in place for several areas from Baffin Bay, south of Corpus Christi, extending northward along the shoreline to Sargent, according to the National Weather Service .
Rainfall could reach up to 6 to 10 inches in the worst affected areas.There is also a danger of 'life-threatening storm surge' on late Sunday night and Monday along the coast from the north entrance to the Padre Island National Seashore to San Luis Pass.Storm surge warnings are also in effect for portions of the Texas coast. In some areas, the surge levels could reach 5 or 6 feet.Flash and urban flooding is also likely from late Sunday to the middle of next week, the NWS said.
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