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Wind gusts reached 67 mph (108 km/h) in Loyola Beach and 65 mph (105 km/h) in Corpus Christi. [178] Approximately 20,000 electricity customers lost power in Texas, including over 12,000 American Electric Power power outages in Corpus Christi. [177] [179] Roughly 7 in (180 mm) of rain occurred on Mustang Island east of Corpus Christi. [180]
Despite initial predictions of serious threats posed to Corpus Christi, Hurricane Beryl brought little rain, winds and surge to the city.
Gusty winds caused minor damage across Corpus Christi, mostly limited to downed trees, fences, and light poles. [28] Heavy rain caved in ceiling tiles inside a building owned by the American Legion in Corpus Christi, which had already been damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. [29]
The brunt of the damage was located south of Corpus Christi due to the eye taking a more southward path than originally forecast. Corpus Christi experienced storm surge flooding and tropical storm-force winds, while areas south of the city experienced hurricane-force sustained winds, and in Mexico, severe flooding caused by Hanna killed four ...
As of 10 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center’s rain map showed the Corpus Christi area of receiving between four and six inches of rain through Wednesday. Schools, events postponed ...
Rockport, 30 miles northeast of Corpus Christi, suffered major damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Voluntary evacuations have been announced for some low-lying areas in Port Lavaca, northeast of ...
Hurricane Audrey also brings a storm surge of 6 ft (1.8 m) across the coast, resulting in tides 4 ft (1.2 m) above average in Corpus Christi. The strong waves wash out areas of Mustang Island and Packery Channel. Multiple ships, including a tanker, become beached off of Corpus Christi as a result of the wave action associated with the hurricane.
Beryl strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane Sunday ... according to the Corpus Christi office. ... said Sunday that 121 counties are under state disaster declarations in anticipation of damage.