Storm surge causes street flooding in Galveston, other Texas coasts as Tropical Storm Beta nears

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Tropical Storm Beta has started to make its impact Sunday along the Texas coast and storm conditions continue Monday morning.

Beta is forecast to produce dangerous storm surge as the storm tracks closer to landfall.

The highest wind gusts overnight on Sunday between Galveston and Freeport was 49 mph, according to the National Weather Service Houston.

NHC updates Monday:Life-threatening storm surge risk along Texas coast

According to the 7 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Beta is located around 70 miles southeast of Port O’Connor and 120 miles south-southwest of Galveston.

Storm surge warnings are issued in effect for portions along the Texas coast in these areas:

Port Aransas, Texas to Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana, including Copano Bay, Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, Sabine Lake, and Lake Calcasieu

How high might the storm surge get?

The water could reach the following heights above ground somewhere in the indicated areas if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide, according to NHC:

San Luis Pass, TX to Sabine Pass, TX including Galveston Bay… 3-5 ft
Port Aransas, TX to San Luis Pass, TX including Copano Bay, Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, and Matagorda Bay… 2-4 ft
Sabine Pass, TX to Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, LA including Sabine Lake and Calcasieu Lake… 2-4 ft
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, LA to Ocean Springs, MS including Vermilion Bay, Lake Borgne, Lake Pontchartrain, and Lake Maurepas… 1-3 ft
Baffin Bay, TX to Port Aransas, TX including Corpus Christi Bay and Baffin Bay… 1-3 ft
Mouth of the Rio Grande to Baffin Bay, TX… 1-2 ft

Conditions in Louisiana: Flooding begins along Louisiana coast

See videos of storm conditions along the Texas coast Sunday as Tropical Storm Beta makes its way to land:

Clear Lake Shores, Texas

1/ Minor flooding from surge happening in @CityofCLS. #houwx #TSBeta pic.twitter.com/IUPyZ87iVu

— 🇺🇸💜 A m a n d a 💜🇺🇸 (@FenwickAmanda) September 21, 2020

League City, Texas

STORM SURGE ‼️
Tropical Storm Beta is approaching and we are already seeing its storm surge flood some of our low-lying areas. Heritage Park, the Boat Ramp and the Nature Center will be closed for safety. Pictured are Heritage Park, 7th and Landrum, the Boat Ramp and Bayridge pic.twitter.com/r5wLQj7pQ8

— LeagueCityTX (@LeagueCityTX) September 21, 2020

Freeport, Texas

Flooding in Freeport, TX from TS #Beta pic.twitter.com/SYxvGiCrnP

— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) September 20, 2020

Galveston, Texas

Found it!
Few miles away from popular @61streetpier we found portion that broke off last night due to rough surf caused by #TSBeta here on @GalvestonIsland beach.
Owner says pier was already damaged, so they purposefully cut end to prevent further damage. #khou11 #htownrush pic.twitter.com/vMGOg0X4PW

— Michelle Choi (@MichelleKHOU) September 21, 2020

We’ve got some street flooding happening near the Strand in #Galveston! Thankfully we are getting a break from the rain, but the wind is still whipping! pic.twitter.com/reo4lsLQiT

— Charly Edsitty (@CharlyABC13) September 21, 2020

You should see Offatts Bayou, 81st. pic.twitter.com/3BcsxBhdOH

— Robert Rodriguez (@robrod76) September 21, 2020

Galveston Bay

While this is pretty high right now, we can expect levels to rise another foot tonight with high tide. Stay safe out there! (Also, thanks for the video!) #Beta #glswx #txwx https://t.co/GavKK8SnfN

— NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) September 20, 2020

Channelview, Texas

Beaumont, Texas

Please use caution on SH87 between Port Arthur and Sabine Pass. Water over the road in low lying areas. pic.twitter.com/BK1hUIPPPt

— TxDOT-Beaumont (@TxDOTBeaumont) September 21, 2020

Matagorda Bay

Matagorda Bay. pic.twitter.com/0AriXAovK7

— Ignacio (@igTXSalazar) September 20, 2020

Bacliff, Texas

Currently in Bacliff, TX. pic.twitter.com/BwPwBRA3V5

— Ian Shelton (@IanShelton1997) September 20, 2020

Bay Harbor, Texas

Jamaica Beach, Texas

Storm surge is already flooding #JamaicaBeach and #Galveston’s West End. #Beta prompted most people to voluntarily evacuate. But what’s potentially to come is nothing like what they’ve seen. During hurricane #Ike These streets had 15 to 18 feet of water. @weatherchannel is live. pic.twitter.com/S9r8LKA9z8

— Justin Michaels (@JMichaelsNews) September 20, 2020

North Padre Island, Texas

This was the view at 10:30am on North Padre Island — Water levels are rising in the canals, this is due to Tropical Storm Beta.
The impact from TS Beta is expected to be minor in the Coastal Bend. We will see coastal flooding and some rising water levels. https://t.co/Lo3mD9KhtP pic.twitter.com/TnaatA5UhE

— Nia Towne (@towne_nia) September 20, 2020

San Luis Pass, Texas

Storm surge flooding near San Luis Pass this morning. Water peaked at almost 4ft above the ground overnight photos: Wendy Jardine #houwx #txwx #glswx @NWSHouston pic.twitter.com/QQDDoLo9LW

— Jeff Lindner (@JeffLindner1) September 21, 2020

Watch live: Webcams of Texas beaches show Tropical Storm Beta approaching

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