Hurricane Beryl (2024)

Name: Hurricane Beryl (2024): track and modeled winds
Creator: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Beryl was a Category 5 hurricane at its peak, with 167 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 932 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 6 of the cities we track; the strongest was Sugar Land, TX, with a modeled peak gust of 82 mph.

Peak strength167 mph winds (1-minute): Category 5
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track: 6
LandfallsFirst July 1, 2024: 3
Lowest pressure: 932 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

Depression or weaker
Tropical storm
Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
Landfall
City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)

Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Beryl’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

July 1, 2024, Category 4 at 138 mph, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
July 5, 2024, Category 1 at 92 mph, in Mexico
July 8, 2024, Category 1 at 92 mph, about 72 miles from Sugar Land, TX

Modeled winds at cities (6)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

City	Peak gust	Sustained	Closest pass	Peak
Sugar Land, TX	82 mph	66 mph	17 miles	Jul 8, 2024, 6:40 AM CDT
Houston, TX	75 mph	61 mph	28 miles	Jul 8, 2024, 8:15 AM CDT
Pearland, TX	74 mph	60 mph	35 miles	Jul 8, 2024, 6:55 AM CDT
Conroe, TX	72 mph	59 mph	13 miles	Jul 8, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT
League City, TX	67 mph	54 mph	49 miles	Jul 8, 2024, 6:40 AM CDT
Pasadena, TX	67 mph	54 mph	44 miles	Jul 8, 2024, 7:15 AM CDT

What happened

After crossing the Caribbean and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, at 3:40 a.m. CDT (0840 UTC) on July 8, 2024, as a Category 1 hurricane with 80-knot (92 mph) winds and a central pressure of 978 mb.¹ Its center crossed the western side of the Houston metro area between about 7 and 11 a.m. CDT as it weakened to a tropical storm.¹

Hurricane conditions reached from the landfall area to parts of Galveston Island, and hurricane-force gusts spread across and north of Houston.¹ Measured gusts reached 85 knots (98 mph) at Matagorda Camp, 84 knots (97 mph) at a Harris County Flood Control District station on the Brazos River, and 72 knots (83 mph) at Houston Intercontinental Airport.¹ Storm surge reached 5 to 7 feet above ground from Matagorda to Freeport and 4 to 6 feet from Freeport into Galveston Bay.¹ Many places in the Houston area got 8 to 12 inches of rain, with up to 14.99 inches at Thompsons.¹ Texas emergency management reported 239 buildings destroyed and 2,555 damaged, and NHC says much of that damage likely came in Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris and Matagorda counties.¹ NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information estimates $7.2 billion in property damage in the United States.¹ NHC counts 14 direct deaths in the US, 11 of them in Texas, plus 34 indirect deaths in Texas.¹

Beryl produced 65 tornadoes in the US, including 16 in Texas and 22 in Louisiana, and one EF-3 in Indiana.¹ On July 10, its remnants caused flash flooding in Vermont that destroyed several homes along the Great Brook in Plainfield and heavily damaged or destroyed structures around Barnet and Peacham.^2,3

Sources

1. NOAA National Hurricane Center: Tropical Cyclone Report: Hurricane Beryl (AL022024)
2. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database: Flash Flood, Washington County, Vermont, July 10, 2024
3. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information: Storm Events Database: Flash Flood, Caledonia County, Vermont, July 10, 2024

Best track (57 positions)

Time	Status	Wind	Pressure	Position
Jun 28, 12:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph	1007 mb	8.9°N, 39.6°W
Jun 28, 18:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph	1007 mb	9.0°N, 41.3°W
Jun 29, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	40 mph	1006 mb	9.2°N, 43.1°W
Jun 29, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph	1003 mb	9.5°N, 45.2°W
Jun 29, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph	1000 mb	9.7°N, 47.0°W
Jun 29, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph	995 mb	9.9°N, 48.7°W
Jun 30, 00:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph	989 mb	10.1°N, 50.5°W
Jun 30, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	98 mph	980 mb	10.4°N, 52.3°W
Jun 30, 12:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph	968 mb	10.5°N, 54.0°W
Jun 30, 18:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	132 mph	958 mb	10.9°N, 55.7°W
Jul 1, 00:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	127 mph	958 mb	11.2°N, 57.3°W
Jul 1, 06:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph	965 mb	11.5°N, 59.0°W
Jul 1, 12:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	132 mph	957 mb	12.0°N, 60.6°W
Jul 1, 15:20 UTC (landfall)	Category 4 hurricane	138 mph	950 mb	12.5°N, 61.5°W
Jul 1, 18:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	150 mph	944 mb	12.8°N, 62.3°W
Jul 2, 00:00 UTC	Category 5 hurricane	161 mph	938 mb	13.5°N, 64.1°W
Jul 2, 06:00 UTC	Category 5 hurricane	167 mph	935 mb	14.3°N, 65.9°W
Jul 2, 09:45 UTC	Category 5 hurricane	167 mph	932 mb	14.8°N, 67.2°W
Jul 2, 12:00 UTC	Category 5 hurricane	161 mph	934 mb	15.0°N, 67.9°W
Jul 2, 18:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	155 mph	944 mb	15.6°N, 69.9°W
Jul 3, 00:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	150 mph	945 mb	16.0°N, 71.8°W
Jul 3, 06:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	144 mph	946 mb	16.3°N, 73.5°W
Jul 3, 12:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	144 mph	952 mb	16.8°N, 75.3°W
Jul 3, 18:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	138 mph	959 mb	17.3°N, 76.8°W
Jul 4, 00:00 UTC	Category 4 hurricane	132 mph	960 mb	17.8°N, 78.3°W
Jul 4, 06:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	121 mph	965 mb	18.3°N, 80.0°W
Jul 4, 12:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph	969 mb	18.8°N, 81.8°W
Jul 4, 18:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	104 mph	974 mb	19.3°N, 83.4°W
Jul 5, 00:00 UTC	Category 3 hurricane	115 mph	962 mb	19.4°N, 84.8°W
Jul 5, 06:00 UTC	Category 2 hurricane	109 mph	971 mb	19.8°N, 86.2°W
Jul 5, 11:00 UTC (landfall)	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph	977 mb	20.3°N, 87.4°W
Jul 5, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	86 mph	980 mb	20.4°N, 87.6°W
Jul 5, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph	987 mb	20.9°N, 88.8°W
Jul 6, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	996 mb	21.4°N, 89.8°W
Jul 6, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	52 mph	1001 mb	21.9°N, 90.9°W
Jul 6, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	999 mb	22.6°N, 91.8°W
Jul 6, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	997 mb	23.6°N, 92.7°W
Jul 7, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	993 mb	24.4°N, 93.6°W
Jul 7, 06:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	995 mb	24.9°N, 94.3°W
Jul 7, 12:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph	992 mb	25.5°N, 94.9°W
Jul 7, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	63 mph	990 mb	26.3°N, 95.4°W
Jul 8, 00:00 UTC	Tropical storm	69 mph	986 mb	27.1°N, 95.7°W
Jul 8, 06:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph	982 mb	28.2°N, 95.9°W
Jul 8, 08:40 UTC (landfall)	Category 1 hurricane	92 mph	978 mb	28.6°N, 96.0°W
Jul 8, 12:00 UTC	Category 1 hurricane	81 mph	978 mb	29.3°N, 96.0°W
Jul 8, 18:00 UTC	Tropical storm	58 mph	988 mb	30.7°N, 95.6°W
Jul 9, 00:00 UTC	Tropical depression	35 mph	997 mb	32.1°N, 94.9°W
Jul 9, 06:00 UTC	Tropical depression	29 mph	1004 mb	33.4°N, 94.1°W
Jul 9, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1004 mb	35.0°N, 92.4°W
Jul 9, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1005 mb	36.9°N, 90.3°W
Jul 10, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1004 mb	38.9°N, 87.3°W
Jul 10, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1002 mb	40.4°N, 86.1°W
Jul 10, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1001 mb	41.5°N, 84.8°W
Jul 10, 18:00 UTC	Post-tropical	35 mph	1001 mb	42.2°N, 82.9°W
Jul 11, 00:00 UTC	Post-tropical	35 mph	1003 mb	42.7°N, 81.3°W
Jul 11, 06:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1005 mb	42.9°N, 80.0°W
Jul 11, 12:00 UTC	Post-tropical	29 mph	1009 mb	43.1°N, 78.6°W

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