Residents along the Texas Gulf Coast found themselves in the midst of hurricane-force winds and rising flood waters on Monday as Beryl made landfall along the state's coastline.  

Beryl, once again a tropical storm on Monday afternoon, brought flooding rains, damaging winds and storm surge to areas from the coastline inwards past Houston after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Matagorda. 

The storm, which has made records as the earliest Category 5 storm to form in the Atlantic, popped up as a tropical wave 13 days ago and has since battered the Windward Islands, Jamaica, Grenada, and parts of the Yucatan Peninsula. 

Texans shared photos and videos of the storm's arrival as cities including Galveston and Houston saw significant flooding. More than 2 million people were without power in Houston, according to The Houston Chronicle, and the city's two airports, George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby, were non-operational. 

See photos of damage from around the state. 

Houston area

Tropical Weather Texas Houston

A vehicle is stranded in high waters on a flooded highway in Houston, on Monday, July 8, 2024, after Beryl came ashore in Texas as a hurricane and dumped heavy rains along the coast. (AP Photo/Juan A. Lozano)
Texas Tropical Weather Rosenburg

Resident Isabel Perez rakes up downed tree branches from the street outside of her home during a lull in the wind and rain as Tropical Storm Beryl passes Monday, July 8, 2024, in Rosenburg, Texas. Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as a Category 1 storm with heavy rains and powerful winds. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
Tropical Weather Texas Houston

A vehicle is stranded in high waters on a flooded highway in Houston, on Monday, July 8, 2024, after Beryl came ashore in Texas as a hurricane and dumped heavy rains along the coast. (AP Photo/Juan A. Lozano)

Galveston area

Tropical Weather Texas Jamaica Beach

Winds from Hurricane Beryl ripped the roof from a house in Jamaica Beach, Texas, on Monday, July, 8, 2024. Tropical Storm Beryl was unleashing heavy rains and powerful winds along the Texas coast, knocking out power to more than 2 million homes and businesses and flooding streets with fast-rising waters. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)

Coastline areas

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