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When is the next hurricane in Texas? See the 7-day Atlantic forecast

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As Hurricane Beryl finally dissipates after an 11-day journey across the Caribbean and the United States, Chris and Debby are next in line.

Fluctuating between a tropical storm and a powerful hurricane — reaching all the way up to a Category 5 early last week — Beryl made its third and final landfall in Matagorda as a Category 1 hurricane.

On July 1, Beryl made its initial landfall in Grenada's Carriacou Island as a Category 4 hurricane, followed by a second landfall on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula before moving north-northwestward and hitting the Texas coast.

The storm broke several records along the way, including the earliest Cat 4 hurricane and earliest Cat 5 hurricane.

Experts warn of a more active hurricane season this year, due to La Niña conditions.

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See the 7-day Atlantic hurricane forecast

As of 7 a.m. Tuesday, there is no active development in the Atlantic Ocean as Beryl continues inland over Arkansas as a tropical depression.

NHC warns of a more active hurricane season

Experts warned earlier this year that it's likely oceans will fully transition into La Niña by fall, bringing with her an 'above-normal' hurricane season in Texas.

La Niña − "little girl" in Spanish − is the climate phenomenon that describes when the surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean near the equator are lower than the long-term average. El Niño – "little boy" in Spanish, her brother – is a climate phenomenon that results from those waters being warmer than usual.

The lower surface temperatures could mean warmer, drier weather throughout the southern region of the U.S. and the potential for a "hyperactive" hurricane season in the Atlantic basin this year. Forecasters expect as many as 33 names storms this year; an average year sees 14 storms.

Beryl is the second named storm of 2024.

More:La Niña could mean an active hurricane season. Here's what it means for Texas this summer