SURF: Swells generated by Beryl are expected to affect eastern Mexico and much of the northern and western Gulf Coast of the U.S. during the next day or so. These swells are expected to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Check your local weather office.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is Texas’ acting governor while Gov. Greg Abbott is in South Korea for an economic partnership meeting, said at a press conference nearly 2.7 million people are without power in Texas, and added the number “may grow for a while.”

Beryl caused at least 11 deaths when it hit the Caribbean islands last week, CBS News reported. It also slammed into Tulum, Mexico, as a Category 2 hurricane before weakening to a tropical storm.