Extreme levels of flood danger were announced in the US state of Texas

Houston, Ta. Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Hurricane Beta, which got its ninth name this year, wreaked havoc off the coast of Texas. Extremely heavy rain fell about eight miles north of Port of Connor. The result was flooding in many places.

The wind was blowing at a speed of 72 km per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said today. The hurricane had been raging for several days but the wind speed and gusts had slowed down. This was the ninth time a hurricane had been named in the United States. However, the meteorological department said the word beta was from the Greek language.

"This may be a very inaccurate part of our forecast," said Dan Riley, a Houston Meteorological Department official. The problem with the beta was that it didn't know how much rain would fall. Earlier, 20 inches of rain was forecast in some parts, but it was reduced to 15 inches on Monday.

About six inches of rain is expected in the coastal villages of Texas. Two to four inches of rain is expected in remote islands. Meteorological department and emergency officials assured residents of the area that Beta was not a hurricane like Harvey.

Fifty inches of rain fell in Houston alone when Harvey struck in 2017. At the time, the rains had cost Texas 125 125 billion. Hurricane Beta was expected to blow northeast from the Texas coast in the next two to one days. Air pressure is expected to drop as it moves toward Houston-Galveston on Wednesday.