Hurricane Beryl downgraded to tropical storm after pummeling Texas with 100mph winds: Live tracker updates

At least three people are have been killed as Storm Beryl continues to rip through Texas.

A civilian employee of the Houston Police Department, was killed when he was trapped in flood waters under a highway overpass, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said.

Two others were killed – 53-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman – when trees fell on homes, and the National Hurricane Center said damaging winds and flash flooding would continue as the storm pushed further inland.

A granchild called 911 to report that a tree had fallen through the grandmother’s roof of her home in Harris County, according to the Harris County Constable Precinct 4. An investigation is underway.

Also on Monday morning, an unnamed 53-year-old man was reportedly sitting in his house in Humble, Texas, with his family when an oak tree fell on the roof and hit the rafters, causing the structure to fall on the man, authorities said. His wife and children are unharmed.

Officials have urged continued caution over “deadly hazards” which remain along the coast of Texas as of Monday afternoon, including downed power lines and flooded areas.

Water levels will remain elevated along Galveston Bay and along the coast of Texas from Port O’Connor to Sabine Pass, according to NOAA’s update on the storm as of 4pm local time.

Several tornadoes are possible Monday night across parts of east Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The risk of tornadoes could reach into southeast Missouri, northern Tennessee, Kentucky, southern Illinois, southern Indiana, and Ohio on Tuesday, the center warned.

Flash flooding is also expected in eastern Texas and western Louisiana as Beryl continues to rampage the region.

More than 2 million Texans are without power as the tropical storm slams the Houston area on Monday afternoon.

“We haven’t really slept,” said Eva Costancio, 67, told the Associated Press.

A tree that had downed electric lines in her neighborhood in the Houston suburb of Rosenberg.

Without power for about four hours on Monday, she said she was worried about the food in her fridge spoiling.

“We are struggling to have food and losing that food would be difficult,” she said.

Beryl is raging through Texas and has caused power outages for millions of customers.

Agencies warn of carbon monoxide poisoning as a result of using back-up generators.

The National Hurricane Center also advised being cautious around downed powerlines and flooding.

The center wrote: “Remember, historically almost half of all lives lost during a hurricane are AFTER it passes.”

A 53-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman died after trees fell on their homes in Texas as Beryl pummels the state.

A granchild called 911 to report that a tree had fallen through the grandmother’s roof of her home in Harris County, according to the Harris County Constable Precinct 4. An investigation is underway.

Also on Monday morning, an unnamed 53-year-old man was reportedly sitting in his house in Humble, Texas, with his family when an oak tree fell on the roof and hit the rafters, causing the structure to fall on the man, authorities said. His wife and children are unharmed.

The tragedies come as Beryl’s powerful winds and flash floods continue to tear apart Texas. More than 2 million in the state are without power.

Winds in eastern Texas are whipping at up to 81mph, according to the National Hurricane Center, which warned of “very hazardous conditions” in the area.