美国国家飓风中心于周一中部时间凌晨 4 点左右称，飓风“贝丽尔”已在得克萨斯州马塔哥达附近登陆。“贝丽尔”在逼近得克萨斯州时从热带风暴增强为 1 级飓风，席卷了加勒比海部分地区，造成至少 11 人死亡，房屋损毁，电线倒塌。

• “make landfall”：登陆，是一个常用的气象相关表达。


• “reach hurricane strength”：达到飓风强度，“reach + 名词”表示达到某种程度或状态。


• “sustained winds”：持续风，是气象术语。


• “declare a state of emergency”：宣布进入紧急状态，是一个常用的固定搭配。


• “cut a destructive path”：开辟了一条破坏性的路径，形象的表达方式。

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This news story was written by Matthew Capucci, Jason Samenow, Ben Brash, Praveena Somasundaram, and Kelly Kasulas-Cho. Beryl strengthens to hurricane status as it heads toward Texas coast. This live coverage has ended. For the latest updates please go here. Beryl's peak winds have reached hurricane strength as the storm approaches the Texas coast from the Gulf of Mexico. The hurricane, which caused major damage in parts of Grenada, Jamaica and the Yucatan is expected to make landfall in Texas on Monday morning. Here's what to know. Beryl has maximum sustained winds of near 75 miles per hour, according to a midnight Eastern Time update from the National Hurricane Center. It is expected to be even stronger when it makes landfall near Matagorda, a Texas town between Corpus Christi and Houston. Hurricane-force winds could affect several coastal counties south of Galveston into early Monday morning, the National Weather Service in Houston said. Texas officials have urged thousands of coastal residents to evacuate Sunday ahead of Beryl's arrival, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, R-D.C., declared a state of emergency in 121 counties. Travel is expected to be difficult on Monday, he added. Beryl cut a destructive path through the Caribbean in recent days, killing at least 11 people as it wrecked homes, tore down power lines and battered trees.