Weary Gulf Coast residents prep for Tropical Storm Beta, and maybe a foot of rain
Channel: Toàn Nguyễn
Date: 20/09/2020

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas  Tropical Storm Beta was taking aim Sunday at the Gulf Coast of Texas, threatening to pound parts the region with damaging storm surge and drenching rains as the 2020 hurricane season continued to batter the region and the record books. Betaalready has made history as the earliest 23rd-named tropical storm in the Atlantic, replacing Alpha, nearly 15 years ago.  Alpha, which formed on Oct.  22, 2005, was the first-ever storm to be assigned a Greek letter. Beta, with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph, wasforecast to make landfallMonday or early Tuesday between Corpus Christi and Galveston, AccuWeather forecast. It would be the ninth system to make landfall in the United States this season, tying a record set more than 100 years ago.  Authorities worry residents have become storm-fatigued and might reacttoo casually to Betas potential since hurricane status is not likely. "Please follow the weather forecasts over the next several days," Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner pleaded on social media.  "We are still in the hurricane season. "Storms Alpha and Beta form: Hurricane season so busy Greek letters are in useIn Corpus Christi, officialsran out of sand bags at both of its distribution locations late Saturday. The citysaid it handed out nearly 7,000 free sandbags to residents prepping for the storm. In Galveston, voluntary evacuation orders were issued for some areas and ferry service was suspended. Galveston County Judge Mark Henry said residents who stay should be prepared tosurvive for three or four days without power. Betas slow advancement  it was moving at just 3 mph Sunday morning  follows a recurring theme in storms this season: slow movers that can stall over an area and dump a foot or more of rain.  WhenHurricane Sally made landfall along the Alabama-Florida border on Wednesday, some areas were hit with 30 inches of rain before the storm meandered north. Even if Beta fails to make landfall,