Flooding begins in Freeport, Matagorda Bay and Texas coast as Tropical Storm Beta nears

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Tropical Storm Beta has started to make its impact Sunday along the Texas coast.

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

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

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

Freeport, Texas

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

— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) September 20, 2020

Matagorda Bay

Matagorda Bay. pic.twitter.com/0AriXAovK7

— Ignacio (@igTXSalazar) September 20, 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

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

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

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