Beryl’s remnants move north as Texas recovers from deadly storm

At least seven people were killed when Hurricane Beryl tore through Texas on Monday, including a civilian employee of the Houston Police Department who drove into flood conditions on the way to work, officials said.

Multiple fatalities were due to fallen trees, officials said.

Houston is in recovery mode after the core of Hurricane Beryl passed very closed to downtown on Monday, with wind gusts over 80 mph that caused massive power outages. There are still 2.3 million customers dealing with power outages in Texas on Tuesday morning.

The highest rainfall was 13.55 inches southwest of Houston.

Houston’s Buffalo Bayou reached 8.5 feet above high tide — the second-highest water level on record, only behind 2017’s disastrous Hurricane Harvey.

Beryl also brought 13 reported tornadoes to Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas.

On Tuesday, the remnants of Beryl are moving northeast with heavy rain.

Flood watches have been issued in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan. Six inches of rain and flash flooding are possible.

Tornadoes are also a possibility Tuesday in the Ohio River Valley, including in Louisville, Kentucky; Cincinnati; and Indianapolis.

On Wednesday, Beryl’s remnants will move into the Northeast, bringing the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding to Pennsylvania, upstate New York and New England.