As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center at 5 a.m., Hurricane Beryl has officially made landfall near Matagorda Beach in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm was recorded with winds of 80 mph and even higher gusts at the time of landfall.
Reports from a National Ocean Service Station near Freeport, Texas, indicated a wind gust of 87 mph, while a weather station at Surfside Beach, Texas, reported a gust of 85 mph.
