On July 3, the Port of Brownsville began preparations for potential impacts from Hurricane Beryl, the first major storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Beryl made landfall July 8 as a Category 1 hurricane north of the Rio Grande Valley, near Matagorda Bay.

The Port entered Hurricane Condition III – Imminent Storm Preparation – as Beryl approached the South Texas coast and advised all port tenants to be ready for the hazardous weather event. The port’s Emergency Operations team monitored the storm’s progress and provided updates and alerts to port staff and tenants.

U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Sector Corpus Christi set port Condition Whiskey on July 3, before progressively downgrading until reaching Condition Zulu on July 7 and suspending vessel traffic. On July 8, the Captain of the Port authorized the resumption of normal maritime traffic in the Brownsville Ship Channel. Routine port operations resumed after the U.S. Coast Guard inspected the ship channel and deemed it safe for normal activities.