🧵 1. Beryl moves into Gulf of Mexico after hitting Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, aiming for south Texas coast. Texas officials issued alerts and urge residents to prepare. #world
🧵 1. Beryl moves into Gulf of Mexico after hitting Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, aiming for south Texas coast. Texas officials issued alerts and urge residents to prepare. #world
🧵 2. Beryl, initially a Category 2 hurricane in Tulum, caused no injuries but toppled trees in Mexico. Now expected to regain strength and hit south Texas by late Sunday or early Monday.
🧵 3. Earlier in the week, Beryl, the earliest storm to reach Category 5 status in the Atlantic, caused at least 11 deaths in the Caribbean islands.
🧵 4. Beryl's center in the Gulf is off Mexico, around 615 miles southeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. It could reach a wind speed of 90 mph before making landfall.
🧵 5. Texas coastal areas brace for possible impact. Evacuations are underway, with city officials in Corpus Christi distributing sandbags as preparations intensify ahead of Beryl hitting the region.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/07/06/beryl-moves-into-the-gulf-of-mexico-takes-aim-at-texas.html