Beryl has strengthened and once again become a hurricane as it heads toward southern Texas, where its outer bands have lashed the coast with rain and intensifying winds as residents prepare for the powerful storm that has already cut a deadly path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center places the storm about 30 miles southeast of Matagorda, Texas, and about 95 miles northeast of Corpus Christi with top sustained winds of 80 mph. A hurricane warning is in effect from Mesquite Bay north to Port Bolivar. Texas officials say the storm could cause power outages and flooding and are worried not enough residents and beach vacationers are heeding warnings to leave.
