 And more on Tropical Storm Beryl from Julie Walker. Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical storm after sweeping into Texas as a Category 1 hurricane with heavy rains and powerful winds. Harris County Constable Mark Herman says at least two people, a man and a woman, in his area are dead after trees fell on their homes. A 74-year-old grandmother lost her life to a tree that had fallen into the house and basically cut the house in half.