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Hurricane Beryl is expected to make landfall late tonight, bringing heavy rain to East Texas on Monday.

Monday is the first weather alert day.

Updated: 3 hours ago

EAST TEXAS, Texas (KLTV/KTRE) – Good evening, East Texas! We have your attention tonight to Beryl, as a tropical system is expected to make landfall late tonight near Matagorda Bay along the Texas coast. The National Weather Service/National Hurricane Center has issued several warnings/watches/advisories ahead of Beryl's arrival, and detailed information on each of these products is available on our Weather App and the Weather page on our website. Beryl will likely make landfall as a hurricane and then weaken to a tropical storm as it moves inland. The current forecast from the National Hurricane Center calls for Beryl to move into East Texas as a tropical storm weakening to a tropical depression. We have already seen rain from the outer bands of Beryl, and while there may be a few hours overnight without rain, we will quickly see tropical rain return Monday morning and into Monday afternoon. Rainfall totals of 5 to 7 inches will be possible in many areas, with a few isolated instances of higher accumulations. Heavy rain and flooding will be the primary threats from Beryl in East Texas. However, some tropical storm force winds and strong wind gusts are possible, and many of us will likely have sustained winds in excess of 15 to 25 mph on Monday. Additionally, a few weak, brief tornadoes are possible as Beryl moves inland. Tropical cyclones typically do not have the strength or longevity of severe storms that produce severe storms. Beryl will exit the area Monday night into Tuesday morning, and temperatures for the rest of the week will tend to be near normal. Clouds are also possible in the afternoon, with showers and thunderstorms from the sea breeze each day through the end of next week. Stay safe and be prepared for the weather tomorrow, and have a great week.