Although Beryl has weakened to a tropical depression, the threat of flooding and tornadoes remains. Authorities said restoring power to more than 2.5 million homes and businesses in the Houston area could take days.Tropical Storm Beryl hit the US state of Texas on Monday, killing at least 3 people and causing major flooding.
The storm was downgraded from hurricane status by the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) after it made landfall near the coastal Texas town of Matagorda. It was later downgraded to a tropical depression, and expected to weaken further.
Despite the downgrade, the NHC said that conditions caused by Beryl could create tornadoes in Texas, as well as in the neighboring states of Louisiana and Arkansas
