Texas braces as Beryl expected to regain hurricane strength overnight

A sign notifies motorists to prepare for Beryl in Portland, Texas, on Sunday (Eric Gay/AP)

Powerful winds and rain approached Texas on Sunday morning as Beryl was expected to turn back from a tropical storm into a hurricane overnight and pound a long stretch of coast with heavy downpours, howling gusts and dangerous storm surge.

A long stretch of the Texas shoreline was under a hurricane warning as Beryl’s outer bands were forecast to begin lashing the coast Sunday.