Hurricane Beryl makes landfall near Tulum, Mexico with dangerous hurricane force winds and storm surge

By Zoila Palma Gonzalez: Data from the National Hurricane Center (NHC) indicates that Category 2 Hurricane Beryl has made landfall near Tulum, Mexico.

Hurricane Beryl is producing dangerous hurricane force winds, storm surge and damaging waves.

The latest bulletin showed Beryl was located some 15 miles North Northwest of Tulum, Mexico.

A west-northwestward motion is expected during the next day or so, with the center expected to cross the northern Yucatan Peninsula today.

Beryl is expected to emerge over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico tonight and then move northwestward toward northeastern Mexico and southern Texas by the end of the weekend.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 100 mph (160 km/h) with higher gusts. 

Rapid weakening is expected as Beryl moves farther inland and crosses the Yucatan Peninsula today, but slow re-intensification is expected once Beryl moves back over the Gulf of Mexico.

Storm surge could raise water levels by as much as 4 to 6 feet above ground level in areas of onshore winds along the east coast of the Yucatan Peninsula within the hurricane warning area and by as much as 1 to 3 feet above ground level along the west coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in the tropical storm warning area.

Near the coast, the surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.

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