Beryl shocks Southeast Texas: 'I didn't think we were gonna make it'

AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Jimmy Beal knew he was in trouble when he watched the storm chasers race away. By the time he realized Beryl was more than he bargained for, it was too late to leave."I didn't think we were going to make it," he said the next morning. "I did a lot of praying last night, trust me."Beal has lived on Surfside for 35 years, but he said he has never experienced a storm like Beryl. He bore the full brunt of Beryl's landfall just steps from the ocean — from the deck built out