Beryl continues to head for Texas but will still have an impact on Louisiana’s weather

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Beryl is reorganizing in the Gulf after being shredded apart over the Yucatan peninsula. It’s headed for Texas with a likely landfall by Monday.

Alerts for storm surge and hurricane-force winds are all along the southeastern Texas coastline.

As of the 4 pm Saturday update, Beryl is battling dry air and wind shear which has kept it disorganized. It’s expected to head into a more conducive environment as it nears the Texas coastline. Beryl will likely increase in intensity to a Category 1 hurricane before making its final landfall. If it stays out over the water a little longer with a more northerly track, then further strengthening is anticipated.

While Louisiana won’t have any direct impacts from Beryl, it’ll still influence our weather. The increased southerly flow around it may bring some minor coastal flooding and an increased rip current threat across many of the Gulf’s beaches from Sunday through the first part of next week.

As Beryl strengthens on Sunday, it’ll pull away our rain chances, leaving us mostly dry and hot. But as it moves inland and turns toward northern Louisiana, it’ll usher in tropical moisture which will bring us higher rain chances by Tuesday and Wednesday.

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