 CBS News Brief. Tropical storm Beryl is expected to gain strength and make landfall in Texas as a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center's Mike Brennan. Storm surge watch that continues in effect all the way from the mouth of the Rio Grande up to High Island, Texas, with widespread potential for two to four feet of inundation above ground level. A slow-moving heat wave is tightening its grip from the Pacific Northwest to Arizona, setting new daily records as it goes. Portland resident Carlene Woodward used a misting station to keep cool.