At least 1 dead, 2 million without power as Beryl slams Texas

At least one person has died and more than 2 million are without electricity after Beryl made landfall in Texas. The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, but has been downgraded to a tropical storm. CBS News Texas' Jason Allen reports from Palacios and CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian has more from Sugar Land.
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[@TXN85]

I live just outside of Houston, its currently 5:32 pm and the storm has subsided. The problem is no longer the Storm, its the lack of power and the rising Temps. There is a lot of fallen trees and debris, but the flooding has mostly subsided and I haven't seen any rain since this morning. Seemingly not too bad for those wondering

[@devantewilliams7826]

that's the true problem.. no power

[@SuperMaosy]

ditto 😢

[@patrickdunn8918]

I would think a significant part of the population in Houston, would have generators by now. The constant of flooding there never stops.

[@tammystevenson6480]

The problem is centerpoint forced retired veterans of storms. Unprepared babes at the helm. Obviously.

[@GoldWing-mx3te]

@@patrickdunn8918 I was without power 9 days during hurricane Ike, 2 days during the freak freeze, and a few other times (usually only a few hours at most) during some thunderstorms. After the freeze I began to buy solar power stations. I have 2 2000wh devices, and 1 1200wh device. Now for several days I can keep my fridge, fans, phone/battery powered lights going. I also just bought a portable A/C unit which can also be run with these devices. Of course, during Beryl I didn't lose power - I figured it's because now I bought these power back ups, Lol

[@bronwynsmith2157]

Heart going out to Texas from NZ take care keep safe❤

[@redaawadallah4518]

you can shelter at joel’s “church”

[@rridderbusch518]

🤣🤪🤪

[@iati6294]

There’s a 1k admission price per person !

[@nancycortez1231]

😂😂😂

[@RiAndJoesEnduro]

I was there in 08 and 17

[@Shaolin91z]

😆

[@suchadarkworld435]

Actually 2 deaths. 😢 It was down graded but winds were horrible. 🙏🏽 We have no power since 5am this morning.

[@Sonofspam64]

Vote for Abbott again. Maybe someday he'll do something about the 3rd world power grid in Texas. Maybe!

[@binbinky78]

@@Sonofspam64actually many 3rd world countries have better readiness to withstand severe storms…,unlike the is city…

[@regionalskygirl]

5:12am the lights went out.

[@TheBubbas22]

​@@Sonofspam64 November. Vote accordingly.

[@maryhumphrey2236]

Pretty much the same

[@VictorYanezIII]

We out here getting these lines back up

[@jf3jy]

Who considers a power outage a minor convenience? lol not me.

[@HowardDaniels-uw8tj]

Lived in Houston during hurricane Carla and because the transformer outside my house was down it took 2 weeks to restore power. Like camping out for 2 weeks

[@krishurlburt7375]

Caused tornadoes across East Texas, had to bail from the house earlier. Wind gusts around 70-90mph. Hearing the tornado sirens from miles away through the storm was eree.

[@AntoniaFlores-tm9zs]

I been up since 2a.m. this Monday morning! Started getting bad at 2:45a.m. for me in Houston Texas, but I'm safe Thank God ! Some of my neighbors their Apts got torn down bad! No power since 5a.m. Just help your neighbors in need and help one another!

[@botmfedr1m291]

Look at those people trying to get out of those high interest car payments… 😆

[@BellaItalian]

People stay home please.....🙏✨

[@Perpenergy]

@@BellaItalian Normally the governor issues warnings and people either prepare or evacuate....that didn't happen here....

[@allistermolina1826]

Stay safe people..I can only emagine the experience for those who felt beryl at Cat 4🙏🙏

[@dalerayguynes301]

🙏 praying for the people in the path of this storm

[@RH-bp7st]

People purchase a generator for your home. If you can afford expensive rims , cigarettes,drugs,alcohol and non essential you can afford a 10k generator to maintain a home. Renters I understand your situation but homeowners should be better equipped for any emergencies. Think people 🇺🇸

[@silvernblack21]

We rent and have one. It's not hooked up to the house, but it's keeping the fridge cold & running fans, chargers & small devices. We were able to pay cash, but we also didn't suffer economically over the last few years like many have. So I empathize and don't automatically assume most are mismanaging money rather than truly not being able to afford to prepare.

[@GoldWing-mx3te]

solar "generators" are relatively cheap these days. Just having a stand alone (without solar panels) will allow keeping the refrigerator powered and also ability to charge phones, batteries for lights, etc.

[@glenndarling738]

is a real shame when the power lines should've been placed underground years ago and loss of power wouldn't happen

[@USMC0311-jz5gy]

Biden passed an infrastructure bill. maybe he forgot.

[@MilesHammer-sx7dq]

Here’s to you who don’t under powerlines 🤦‍♂️

[@vinceruland9236]

@@glenndarling738 im 50 years old and have lived everywhere and never seen a place that didn't have power poles with lines above ground.

[@vinceruland9236]

@@USMC0311-jz5gy you mean the bill that did nothing but spend money?

[@vinceruland9236]

@@USMC0311-jz5gy yes sir.

[@Steven-b2c7w]

Cali is really nice rn even every one talks bad about the golden state i feel bad for the person that died

[@sheldonbowman46]

Beryl is a serial killer and shouldnt be taken for granted.

[@SigFigNewton]

Sure, but it’s the type of serial killer that Texans are taught to downplay, not the type that Texans are taught to obsess over

[@sheldonbowman46]

Who in their right minds would obsess over something so destructive.

[@SigFigNewton]

I hop power doesn’t stay out for too long there. But it IS Texas grid…

[@vinceruland9236]

@SigFigNewton Texas grid is fine. People lose power in every area where hurricanes hit. Nothing new here

[@vivianatrevino6212]

It is an issue with the Texas grid because all others are connected so when some area loses power, others fill in the gaps. Texas' disconnected lone grid doesn't get help because Texas governor doesn't want it to. They've invited us to join the grid. Blame Abbott.

[@wendelltroyer]

Huh. Everything is better in a Republican state

[@KENTSNEED-q7z]

When the lines are down it isn't anything you can do but them back up what does this have to do with the power grid ​@@vivianatrevino6212

[@UmmYeahOk]

⁠@@vivianatrevino6212actually, blame Rick Perry. We had an ice storm in 2011 that should have been enough to want to protect the grid from another ice storm. Abbott was the attorney general, so it’s not like he wasn’t aware of the issues. You could also blame George W Bush because that’s when Texas electricity was deregulated. You could also blame the actual hurricane itself, since even in blue states, when those hit, they lose power. …it’s just not for long. Couple days. Right now, it’s not about generating enough electricity, like what happened in 2021. The problem is actually about getting power to those homes with down lines. So really, I blame the storm for the downed lines. I blame republican officials for 2021.

[@bxp1696]

"I have a superduty, I can drive through anything". Dumb people putting others lives at risk.

[@Thehitbird]

Where is Cancun Cruz?

[@Just-Human]

Where is groomer Joe?

[@That-Guy_]

We need to vote Cancun Cruz out

[@jonhamilton5789]

@@Just-Human Joe’s directing FEMA to bail Texas out again due to the incompetence of Cruz and Abbott.

[@Bdub1952]

@@Just-Human It's Texas, they can take care of themselves. Or so we're told. So where's Cancun Cruz?

[@vinceruland9236]

Cruz is the Man!!! We need him as senator.

[@deeho7909]

Will this time is much better cause the power come back in 10 hours. Last time I have to wait for 7 day for the power to come back.,

[@mitziwhitt254]

Help the people Lord Jesus

[@shaneharris3586]

Crickets...

[@dcmuzic2023]

Anyone seen the governor....he's awfully quiet ...

[@Wolfcamp555]

He's in Asia selling YOUR petroleum.

[@multiyapples]

Stay safe during the awful weather.

[@TruthSearcher-hg5xl]

Shelter in place?

[@DeborahLandau-gp2fo]

Downed power lines

[@lordy1952]

Without electricity ...people gonna be baked

[@bennyjames558]

​@@lordy1952idk why it made me laugh but it did lol

[@bradlockhart]

3 deaths. All around the same time. Get in sync with the local news.

[@Arnold-p5z]

Damn.

[@sparkysmom7149]

HOUSTONIANS STAY SAFE! We're praying for you all

[@lancelamoon6743]

Storm was not a Cat 1 they are wrong that was a Cat 2 all day long

[@Sad_But_True17]

I guess Biden was taking the day off. 🤔

[@tonymurray814]

If it was trump he would just bounty rolls at the problem then play golf for the hundred time this year.

[@bobbyrich6630]

Harrp people wake up

[@ibdoomed]

Texas has electricity? I thought Abbott got rid of that?

[@toxicmaniax5719]

I had no power since yesterday at 3 am

[@johnfidel187]

*So even with a Category 1 Hurricane you have to leave the city. The heat is too much to bear.*

[@dgaoyamaat]

Texas has been being hit hard lately

[@michaelellringer5600]

it's time to relocate the city of Houston!

[@alvionplus4520]

Try to go to mars but can not control natural disasters 😂

[@PaulsPatio]

That’s why they need power? Didn’t. This happen with a winter storm too? The Texas Grid sounds sketchy to me 😮❤

[@GoldWing-mx3te]

anytime there are high winds power lines are going to be broken, should be considered common sense by now.

[@veganconservative1109]

I can see why that tree fell over... huge top hat wasn't trimmed out, shallow root system. Recipe for disaster. Meanwhile the canopy cover next to the tree is just fine.

[@getourrightsback224]

Wow, did you all see the wind "ripping the hood off of her head?" Crazy! The news is so much drama.

[@zerodude2812]

Can we just call a spade a spade. Centerpoint energy is the worst.

[@greg2976]

Like they say, "Everything Is Bigger In Texas" !

[@pickashoe7870]

Now check on Ted Cruz 😂

[@wendelltroyer]

He's busy helping pootin

[@jameshines6486]

Good to see all the chaos. Good for the economy. Wake up call.

[@michaelellringer5600]

Mother Nature, as usual having some fun!

[@botmfedr1m291]

As a Texas native, I’ve longed for the time when we would start to bury our electric grid, like most of Europe. Instead of dealing with power outages all the time. The technology is there, yet just like most of our policy’s- it’s outdated. Oklahoma is getting the Ten Commandments back on school building and prayer in schools… talk about going backwards.

[@TOPTIERPESTCONTROL-zj1ev]

Oklahoma is going forward buddy

[@bobcob3362]

Google how much it costs to bury power lines and ask if you would like to pay for it.

[@macmcleod1188]

It's a problem in many Texas cities where the water table can literally be 6 inches below the surface at times.

[@macmcleod1188]

I'm not kidding. I live in Houston and during good rain times, I've dug one foot hole and it filled with water at the bottom.

[@ursulasmith6402]

I have been preaching this for years. Greed is in the way.

[@sub-fivessurvival]

They will somehow blame Trump and Ted for this.

[@Perpenergy]

Where's the Governor? Why have they said nothing, issued warnings to the people and asked for aid to help the more than 2 million people without power is this disaster!?

[@darknes7800]

Governor????? Its a local Houston issue !!!!!!!!!!!

[@Wolfcamp555]

He's in Asia making a deal to sell YOUR petroleum.

[@sparkysmom7149]

Because Abbott is a mere Governor WANNABE. ALWAYS HAS BEEN, ALWAYS WILL BE

[@brandonhallam51]

Lt Governor is in charge. Governor is returning from Taiwan and Japan after setting up economic deals.

[@Bearthalamass]

​@@sparkysmom7149Beto Mcriguez is the wannabe. 😅

[@mahkhardy8588]

Weak storm, Texas power grid was even weaker.

[@brycedyck8450]

Drill baby drill doesn't sound so great now, does it?

[@Bearthalamass]

Has nothing to do with weather cycles.

[@brycedyck8450]

@@Bearthalamass but it has everything to do with climate change

[@philliphall5198]

It’s no big deal period

[@williams8953]

The great people of Texas have nothing to worry about. Ted Cruz and Gregg abbet are enjoying cancun. Let's thank them by voting for them again. 😂😢😢😮😮😮

[@sammyvillena9777]

Storm was over a long time ago. Fix the power!!! #@$%!!!!

[@bwtawny]

Cat. 1. Rain causing flooding in very very flat Texas is worst problem. Power lines down other big problem. Media overhyping as usual.

[@WaKincaid]

Well aren’t this news casters at risk? People ,citizens have purpose too, not just talking heads.

[@jaykay5580]

it's only texas

[@explosivo631ny]

It’s only ur mama

[@guyintenn]

Do you mean the 2nd largest state by size and population? Or do you mean the state with the 2nd largest GDP? Or maybe you mean the state with the 4th highest net migration?

[@RetroHabit82]

Keep an eye out for looters

[@ronaldparvanian6949]

Geoengineering weather is old technology.

[@mwyatt222]

No gas stations open for miles. Natural gas generators shutting down from line issues and demand. People w/ solar and an EV l learned when the power went out in Dallas for a week recently are the only ones that would survive in a long-term widespread blackout. lt was like ww3 in Dallas. l feel for them in Houston. l had neighbors at my house all week charging various items. Even one woman that had said my solar panels were 'tacky and ugly' charged her husband's hearing aids at my house.

[@Google123ABC]

Main reason why I’m going off grid. Going with solar and eventually an EV. Of course I’ll still have my gas trucks.

[@richard_M7116]

I wouldn’t let her in 😂

[@FoOtFoOt542]

Don’t worry. Greg Abbott will save you. 😂

[@meangreen6044]

Maybe we can get the Mexican people to help out? There good at wadding through water

[@FoOtFoOt542]

@@meangreen6044 well, you have a point. They will be the ones to rebuild the demolished infrastructure while those fat boomers are yelling at the tv.

[@Just-Human]

Joe wont....ask Maui and East Palestine

[@Sonofspam64]

Pretty amazing that not a single thing has been done about Texas horrible power grid. I guess Abbott has his plate full demonizing Democrats and pardoning murderers.

[@myohmy0]

@@Just-Human - Trump always helps with used toilet paper.

[@buhomorado2244]

At least now city elected officials now have to use funds for the community

[@mattieconner2663]

I guess snowman Abbott will blame Biden for this too!

[@lastmanstanding160]

Let’s get Joey on this. 😂

[@elviscobb5922]

He already did with the infrastructure bill that Republicans didn’t want. Texas wants their own power grid so now they can deal with it.

[@sojo99]

Texas sucks so bad. The hurricane was not that bad and look how much it gets hyped up to cover for the electric companies failure to update the power grid

[@riogrande163]

Get off breadtube.

[@bdpage2023]

Entertainer Osteen open the church for the stricken & needy?

[@yaaxiik]

⛈️🌪️

[@shaneharris3586]

Swelter in place😏

[@frankwithrow377]

Sounds like it's time for Ted Cruz to go on vacation

[@eddiegilbert6858]

Don't worry Biden will help you! 🤣🤣😂

[@GreatMindsSeekTruth]

💯 Biden’s good for nothing except creating hard times, wars & lies!

[@DeborahLandau-gp2fo]

Wish they'd secede and save us from constantly bailing them out with fed funds.

[@shawnheidingsfelder8179]

Are you talking about California and all the fires they have every year, or the mudslides on their coast? Or Louisiana, that gets hammered by more hurricanes than Texas does, even though their coastline is half the length? Here's a newsflash for you: A lot of Texas cities don't trust FEMA to do anything. We do it ourselves. Thanks for your concern for human beings, even if they live in a state you seem to hate.

[@shanna1518]

​@@shawnheidingsfelder8179exactly well said👍👍...

[@Sonofspam64]

Well, at least Texas actually gets less in federal aid than they pay in. It's the only red state that actually contributes something to the treasury. All the other red states are taker welfare cases.

[@AtomkeySinclair]

Well... guess that goes for any state as well. No more federal aid for Union States period. If they want help, they can pay their own way. Now that's unity! Go America!

[@SigFigNewton]

@@AtomkeySinclairblue states subsidize red, statistically

[@tamikajackson3419]

Our Heavenly Father said we got to wash our hands from the germs of Germany and they squatting in the cravivese and sent plenty of water and don't drop the soap 🧼. Violating the rights of the Lambs come with consequences and the germs of Germany squatting in the cravivese.

[@Oahu19854Runna]

Let them figure it out They dont care about anyone else

[@TXN85]

What?? Truly insensitive.

[@sojo99]

@@TXN85texans have the same attitude toward anyone and everyone else in need. Just returning the favor

[@vietimports]

god is certainly punishing texas for not being woke enough

[@maryvalentine5506]

They always eat warning, think them greater than God..😮

[@glasperle77]

I love how americans always exaggerate everything. Cat 1 hurricanes are pretty common in Europe. we don't barricade everything because our buildings are in general better built (Mostly just rooftiles flying off and some trees), heavy rain as well but it is like 1 day media report in daily evening news, that's it.

[@HowardDaniels-uw8tj]

Where do hurricanes form in Europe?

[@ceasetheday87]

I’m not a meteorologist but I am pretty sure you can’t directly compare hurricanes in Europe to North America. I would guess, although homes are timber construction in the US, hurricanes carry far more moisture in North America than in Europe with the Mediterranean climate.

[@HowardDaniels-uw8tj]

@ceasetheday87 out of curiosity I searched for hurricanes in Europe and there have been 2 in recent years. One in 2005 and in 2020. I literally have no idea what he is talking about. I love how Europeans always try to compare themselves to the USA

[@Perpenergy]

Where's Greg Abbott CBS, maybe your CEO knows?

[@Shaolin91z]

Thanks Lord for bible study class

[@wyatthurts1729]

Omg the cadaver in chief is yet to travel here and tell everyone to get vaccinated again 😂😂

[@davidsisneroz137]

KLANSVILLE USA

[@carlsheperd2471]

I DON'T CARE ABOUT TEXAS.

[@meangreen6044]

Your commenting so you’re obsession continues

[@carlsheperd2471]

@@meangreen6044 You're

[@justmejenny7986]

Your mama didn't care about you ?

[@carlsheperd2471]

@@justmejenny7986 Nope!

[@Just-Human]

I don't care about you.

[@steveanthony1667]

Don't worry Texans..the GOP are on their way to help! By doing nothing and cutting taxes to wealthy corporations. Trump, Cruz an Abbott send their thoughts and prayers. Hahahahahaha

[@darknes7800]

Dont worry......the lib run Houston is underwater and sinking !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.......

[@Bearthalamass]

I heard midol works for TDS.