While weakened, Beryl threatened to unleash more harsh weather over several other states in coming days.
Power started to come back for some of the millions of homes and businesses left in the dark when, while the weakened storm moved east, spawning suspected tornadoes and causing more damage.
Beryl later Monday weakened into a tropical depression and by Tuesday morning the weather service said it was about 95 miles north of Shreveport, Louisiana, moving northeast with maximum sustained wind speeds near 30 mph . Its strength wasn't expected to change much in the next day or two. The storm still packed a punch, and the weather service confirmed on social media Monday evening that tornadoes had been spotted in northeastern Louisiana. Bossier Sheriff Julian Whittington said in a Facebook post that a woman was killed in the Benton area when a tree fell on her home.
The loss of power was an all-too-familiar experience for Houston: Powerful storms had just ripped through the area in May, killing eight people, leaving nearly 1 million without power and flooding numerous streets."We haven't really slept," said Eva Costancio as she gazed at a large tree that had fallen across electric lines in her neighborhood in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg.
Many streets and neighborhoods throughout Houston were littered with fallen branches and other debris. The buzz of chainsaws filled the air Monday afternoon as residents chopped up knocked-down trees and branches that had blocked streets and sidewalks.
Beryl Power Storm Tornadoes Texas Louisiana Recovery
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Houston Zoo and Space Center Houston among major closures ahead of Beryl's landfallVarious locations across southeast Texas have announced closures ahead of Beryl's landfall in the area on Monday.
Read more »
Hurricane Beryl: From bayous reaching their banks to flying bricks, Beryl brings chaos to Space CityBraes Bayou was one of the city's bayous that came out of its banks to make driving impossible for a few hours on North Braeswood.
Read more »
Tropical Storm Beryl forms in Atlantic Ocean, likely to become Hurricane Beryl: NHCTropical Storm Beryl has formed in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Windward Islands and is expected to strengthen into Hurricane Beryl over the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said.
Read more »
How does a hurricane get the name Beryl?Before Hurricane Beryl roared toward Texas, the name Beryl was not on most people's radar.
Read more »
Some power restored in Houston after Hurricane Beryl, while storm spawns tornadoes as it moves eastMore than 2 million people are without power on Tuesday morning after Hurricane Beryl slammed into south Texas.
Read more »
Some power restored in Houston after Hurricane Beryl, while storm spawns tornadoes as it moves eastPower has started to come back for some of the millions of homes and businesses left in the dark when Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Houston area.
Read more »