Beryl strengthens to a hurricane ahead of landfall in Texas

Conditions continue to deteriorate across the Texas coast as Hurricane Beryl approaches. Here is an updated forecast for cities in southern and southeastern Texas, as of 1:40 a.m. ET:

Palacios

Alerts: Hurricane warning, storm surge warning, tornado watch and flood watch

Winds: Tropical storm winds of 30-50 mph with gusts of up to 80 mph. Winds could reach between 74 and 110 mph.

Peak winds: Through 9 a.m. ET

Storm surge: 4-7 feet

Rainfall: 6-10+ inches

Peak rainfall: 3 a.m.-7 a.m. ET

Tornado threat: Through 11 a.m. ET

Galveston

Alerts: Hurricane warning, storm surge warning, tornado watch and flood watch

Winds: Tropical storm winds of 30-50 mph with gusts of up to 75 mph

Peak winds: Through 7 p.m. ET

Storm surge: 4-6 feet above normal tide levels

Rainfall: 6-10+ inches

Peak rainfall: 4 a.m.-4 p.m. ET

Tornado threat: Through 11 a.m. ET

Houston

Alerts: Tropical storm warning, flood watch and tornado watch

Winds: Tropical storm force winds of 40-50 mph are possible with gusts of up to 90 mph

Peak winds: 3 a.m.-3 p.m. ET

Rainfall: 4-8+ inches

Peak rainfall: 3 a.m.- 2 p.m. ET

Tornado threat: Through 11 a.m. ET

Victoria

Alerts: Hurricane warning and flood watch

Winds: Winds of 20-30 mph with gusts of up to 50 miles per hour expected with isolated winds of up to 57 miles per hour possible

Peak winds: Through 9 a.m. ET

Rainfall: 1-3+ inches

Corpus Christi

Alerts: Tropical storm warning

Winds: Widespread winds of up to 10-20 mph with gusts to 35 mph expected with isolated winds of up to 57 mph possible

Peak winds: Through 6 a.m. ET

Storm surge: 1-3 feet above normal tide levels

Rainfall: 1-2+ inches

South Padre Island 

Alerts: None

Winds: Gusts could reach 40 mph

Peak winds: Through 7 a.m. ET

Storm surge: Locally hazardous

Rainfall: Over one inch