Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast near Matagorda early on Monday with a dangerous storm surge and strong winds.
The US based National Weather Service says Beryl’s centre hit land as a Category One hurricane around 4 am Central Standard Time.
It hit about 85 miles southwest of Houston with top sustained winds of 80 miles per hour moving north at 12 miles per hour.
Beryl strengthened and became a hurricane again late on Sunday.
The storm weakened after leaving a path of deadly destruction through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean.
A hurricane warning remains in effect for the Texas coast from Mesquite Bay north to Port Bolivar.
