Beryl weakens to a tropical storm

ORLANDO, Fla. — Severe Weather Center 9 continues to monitor Beryl in the tropics.

5 p.m. Update:

Hurricane and storm watches were issued for portions of the Western Gulf Coast.

The center of Beryl is expected to emerge over the Gulf of Mexico soon.

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2 p.m. Update:

Beryl has weakened to a tropical storm over the Yucatán, near the colonial town of Valladolid and Chichén-Itzá.

It will reemerge over the Gulf by this evening and then likely in the direction of the Texas Coast for early next week.

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Hurricane Beryl has once again made landfall.

Just after 7 a.m. Friday, the Category 2 storm came ashore about 5 miles northeast of Tulum, Mexico.

Beryl’s maximum winds at the time were clocked at 110 mph.

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Expected to weaken rapidly as it moves over land, the storm will emerge into the southwest Gulf as a tropical storm Friday night, according to meteorologist Kassandra Crimi.

Early next week, portions of Texas could see impacts from Beryl.

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Channel 9′s team of meteorologists will continue to monitor Hurricane Beryl’s path and will provide updates on air and right here at WFTV.com.

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• Chief meteorologist Tom Terry
• Kassandra Crimi
• George Waldenberger
• Brian Shields

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