PORT O'CONNOR, Texas — Tropical Storm Beta made landfall in Texas late Monday, bringing heavy rains and the threat of flooding to the region, according to the National Hurricane Center .
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas Michael Koudelka and Carol Kelly walk through tidal flood waters on East Hunter Drive in the unincorporated community of Freddiesville near Bayou Vista, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Tidal surge as well as rain showers from the storm continued to inundate low-lying area around Galveston County, Texas. (Stuart Villanueva/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas Hight tide begins at the Light House District ahead of Tropical Storm Beta Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 in Kemah, Texas. (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas Blake Johnson runs through the rain on the seawall near Central City Boulevard in Galveston, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. At left is a section of the 61st Street Fishing Pier resting on the beach. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A truck drives through a flooded street in Galveston, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Parts of Texas and Louisiana braced for more flooding and damaging storm surge as Tropical Storm Beta slowly worked its way into a part of the country that’s already been drenched and battered during this year’s exceptionally busy hurricane season. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A barricade floats along flooded Strand Street near 25th Street in Galveston, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Parts of Texas and Louisiana braced for more flooding and damaging storm surge as Tropical Storm Beta slowly worked its way into a part of the country that’s already been drenched and battered during this year’s exceptionally busy hurricane season. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A section of the 61st Street Fishing Pier rests on the beach near Central City Boulevard in Galveston, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Parts of Texas and Louisiana braced for more flooding and damaging storm surge as Tropical Storm Beta slowly worked its way into a part of the country that’s already been drenched and battered during this year’s exceptionally busy hurricane season. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas DQ Restaurant's parking area experiencing flooding ahead of Tropical Storm Beta Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 in Kemah, Texas. (Marie D. De Jesús/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas Brittany Griffin walks on the beach with her daughter, June, 3, as they watch the rough surf churned up by Tropical Storm Beta Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A flooded street in Rockport, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A truck drives down a flooded street in Key Allegro area of Rockport, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas Strand Street is flooded in Galveston, Texas on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. Parts of Texas and Louisiana braced for more flooding and damaging storm surge as Tropical Storm Beta slowly worked its way into a part of the country that’s already been drenched and battered during this year’s exceptionally busy hurricane season. (Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A flooded South Live Oak Street in Rockport, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A flooded South Live Oak Street in Rockport, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Tropical Storm Beta brings heavy rain, flooding to Texas A flooded streets in Rockport, Texas, as Tropical Storm Beta approaches on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (Courtney Sacco/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
In its 11 p.m. CDT update , the agency said the center of the storm, which had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, crossed the Texas coast near the southern end of the Matagorda Peninsula about an hour earlier. It was about 5 miles north of Port O’Connor, 25 miles west-southwest of Matagorda and moving northwest at 3 mph, forecasters said.
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Read More As of 10 p.m. CDT , a storm surge warning remained in effect for Port Aransas to Sabine Pass, including Copano Bay, Aransas Bay, San Antonio Bay, Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay. A tropical storm warning was in effect for Port Aransas to Morgan City, Louisiana.
According to The Associated Press , Beta was expected to head into Louisiana sometime midweek and bring possible flash flooding to Arkansas and Mississippi as it moves farther inland.
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.