Forecast Track for Beryl Shifts

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —The forecast track for Beryl issued by the National Hurricane Center continues to shift a little further east of the Rio Grande Valley. But that does not put the Valley out of the bad-weather woods just yet.

Beryl is expected to gather strength and become a category one hurricane once again as it runs parallel to the Valley Sunday through Monday morning.

As Beryl moves by a little wobble west can increase the impact of the storm. Right now we can expect an increasing chance of rain (some possibly heavy) through the day on Sunday with windy conditions.

The greater rain chances and totals, along with stronger winds can be expected along the coast. However, we cannot rule out tropical storm force conditions for any part of the Valley, especially as some of the potential heavier thunderstorm bands pass through.

A hurricane watch and a storm surge watch have been issued for our coastal regions. A hurricane watch means hurricane conditions are possible generally within 48 hours. These will likely be updated as the storm develops and conditions change.

Surf conditions will start to get worse tonight and will likely result in other advisories as the storm passes by.

Coastal/beach flooding, dangerous rip currents, rough surf, beach erosion, etc. will potentially be issues as will strong winds. The further east you live in the RGV, the greater the chances for tropical storm conditions as we head through the day Sunday on into Monday morning.

Once the storm passes, it will take a while for the seas to calm back down, and a couple of days for all the tropical moisture to get wrung out of our atmosphere, resulting in a continuing chance of rain, possibly into Wednesday.