Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has been serving as the acting governor of Texas as Hurrican Beryl rips through the state.

Patrick issued over 120 disaster declartations ahead of the storm and warned residents that Beryl will be a ‘deadly storm’ for those in its path.

As Beryl moves through the state leaving millions without power, many are wondering where is Governor Greg Abbott?

The governor is on a trip to Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to ‘bolster economic and cultural cooperation’ between Texas and the Asain countries.

‘While I am in Taiwan, South Korea & Japan working on business deals worth billions, I remain in daily contact with Texas Division of Emergency Management & local officials to ensure preparation for Hurricane Beryl,’ Abbott said on X.

Over 2 million power outages have been recorded across the Lone Star State as Hurrican Beryl batters the Gulf Coast, according to PowerOutage.us.

The National Weather Service said damaging winds and flooding rainfall is expected to continue across southeast Texas and the Houston area in their 9 a.m. CT update.

Houston Hobby Airport recently reported a sustained wind of 58 mph and a gust of 84 mph.

Power outages in Texas continue to rise as 1.8 million customers acorss the state are without electricy, according to PowerOutage.us.

In Wharton County, 93.4 percent of customers tracked are experiencing outages as well as 91.11 percent in Brazoria.

Energy facilities along the Gulf Coast were slowing operations and evacuating some production sites in response to Hurricane Beryl.

The Houston Police Department and Houston Fire Department have responded to six water rescues by 7:50 a.m. CT, according to reports.

Rescues were underway in south Houston, near Cullen and Bellfort, and along Beltway 8 near Missouri City and Stafford, reported the Houston Chronicle.

Police have advised Texans to stay weather aler and avoid roadways.

‘If you cannot see the roadway through the water, do not drive through it. It only takes a few inches of water to float a vehicle,’ the Houston Office of Emergency Managment said.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed at least one man has died after a tree fell on his home.

The 53-year-old man was reportedly riding out the storm with his family in their home in Kings River Village in Humble.

An oak tree fell on the roof and hit the rafters which fell on the man and trapped him under the debris.

His wife and children unharmed.

Hurricane Beryl hit Texas as a Category 1 hurricane, but is forecast to weaken to tropical storm as it moves through the United States.

So what’s the difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm? Here is a breakdown of some commonly used weather terms and their definitions according to the National Weather Service.

Hurricane or Typhoon – A warm-core tropical cyclone in which the minimum sustained surface wind is 74 mph or more. Hurricanes are spawned in the North Atlantic and central and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Typhoons develop in the northwest Pacific. They are known as cyclones in the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific.

Tropical Storm – A warm-core tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface winds range from 39 to 73 mph (34 to 63 knots).

Cyclone – A storm with strong winds rotating about a moving center of low atmospheric pressure. The word is sometimes used in the United States to mean tornado and in the Indian Ocean area to mean a tropical cyclone, like a hurricane.

Storm Surge – An abnormal rise of water above the normal tide, generated by a storm.

Tropical Depression – A tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind is 38 mph (33 knots) or less.

Tsunami – A great sea wave or seismic sea wave caused by an underwater disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide or volcano.

Beryl made landfall near the coastal town of Matagorda, Texas, Monday morning packing maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour.

Video shows a driver moving through the pouring rain as gusty winds shake the traffic lights and ripples of water are blown off ponds.

Texans prepared for the deadly storm by boarding up their homes, securing boats and loading up on sandbags.

Over 1,300 flights were canceled and another 1,000 delayed in the United States Monday morning, a majority in Texas, as Hurricane Beryl wrecks havoc on travel.

Most of the affected flights were originating or bound to George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, according to FlightAware.

Flights from Dallas-Fort Worth International and Dallas Love Field were also affected by the chaos.

American Airlines told CBS News that it is suspending operations at the Houston airports on Monday until about 3 p.m.ET.

‘We’ll evaluate conditions tomorrow to determine if it’s safe to resume operations in the afternoon/evening,’ American said.

A new forecast map from the National Weather Service shows Hurricane Beryl ripping through Texas, Lousiana and Arkanas.

Wind gusts reached 94 mph in Freeport, Texas and Galveston Bay measured a sustained wind of 73 mph and a gust of 82 mph as of 8 a.m. Monday.

The new forecast estimates that Beryl should move northward over the next 12 hiyrs through a break in the subtropical ridge, with the center moving through eastern Texas.

After that, the cyclone is predicted to turn northeastward with an increase in forward speed, with the cyclone accelerating across the lower Mississippi Valley and
into the Ohio Valley.

DailyMail.com will be providing live updates of Hurricane Beryl’s movements through Texas and the Gulf Coast as it moves inland.

Beryl, which was the earliest to develop into a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic, has already cut a deadly and devastating path through parts of Mexico and the Caribbean, leaving at least 11 people dead and flattening entire islands.

The leathal storm officially made landfall in the United States around 4 a.m. Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing heavy rainfall, storm surge and gusty winds across Texas.

Follow our coverage as we bring you the latest on the storms movement.