Tropical Storm Beryl (2000)

Tropical Storm Beryl

Tropical Storm Beryl near peak intensity in the Bay of Campeche on August 14
Meteorological history
Formed	August 13, 2000
Dissipated	August 15, 2000
Tropical storm
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	50 mph (85 km/h)
Lowest pressure	1007 mbar (hPa); 29.74 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	1 direct
Damage	$27,000 (2000 USD)
Areas affected	Northeast Mexico and Texas
IBTrACS
Part of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall just south of the Mexico–United States border in mid-August 2000, causing minimal damage. The second named storm of the 2000 Atlantic hurricane season, Beryl originated from a tropical wave near the African coastline. Tracking westward, the wave failed to organize substantially until entering the Bay of Campeche, at which time it developed into a tropical storm. Beryl rapidly deepened while in the Gulf of Mexico, and it initially was forecast to strengthen to a hurricane under favorable conditions for development. Instead, Beryl remained at moderate tropical storm intensity and failed to intensify any further. It made landfall in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas as a weak tropical storm with winds of 50 mph (80 km/h) on August 15, 2000 and dissipated over mountainous terrain shortly thereafter. One death was reported in Mexico due to drowning. Otherwise, no significant damage was reported associated with Beryl, as it affected a sparsely populated area of Mexico.