Atlantic Ocean still record warm, providing more fuel for storms. NHC anticipates between 17 and 25 named storms this season.
Beryl a threat to Windward Islands, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Belize, Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, and other Caribbean islands.
Historic hurricane threatens Windward Islands and eastern and central Caribbean with destructive winds, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and severe thunderstorm activity.
Hurricane Beryl could make landfall in the Windward Islands early Monday as a major hurricane.
Hurricane Beryl intensified into a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph on June 27, 2024.
Life-threatening storm surge causing water levels to rise by as much as 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels.
National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued hurricane warnings for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands, Grenada, and Tobago.
Tropical storm-force winds expected to reach these islands late Sunday or early Monday.
Hurricane Beryl, the earliest major hurricane in the Atlantic in 58 years, intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph on June 27, 2024. This historic hurricane is now threatening the Windward Islands and eastern and central Caribbean with destructive winds, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and severe thunderstorm activity. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued hurricane warnings for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands, Grenada, and Tobago.
Beryl is expected to make landfall in the Windward Islands early Monday as a major hurricane. The storm could bring tropical storm-force winds to these islands late Sunday or early Monday, with life-threatening storm surge causing water levels to rise by as much as 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels. Residents in these areas should prepare for major impacts and heed all warnings and instructions from local officials.
The Atlantic Ocean is still record warm, providing more fuel for storms. The NHC anticipates between 17 and 25 named storms will form this season, with 8 to 13 becoming hurricanes and 4 to 7 could become major hurricanes. Hurricane Beryl has already set records for being the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean and for its rapid intensification.
Beryl is not only a threat to the Windward Islands but also to Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Belize, Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, and other Caribbean islands. The NHC continues to monitor this storm closely and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
Hurricane Beryl intensified to a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph on June 27, 2024.
Beryl is the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Ocean and the only one ever recorded in June.
Tropical storm-force winds are expected to reach the Windward Islands late Sunday or early Monday.
The hurricane warning area may experience a life-threatening storm surge with water levels rising by as much as 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels.
Beryl is forecasted to become a major hurricane before it reaches Barbados and the Windward islands, continuing to be a powerful hurricane in the eastern and central Caribbean.
Residents in areas under hurricane warnings should prepare for major storm impacts including heavy rainfall, destructive winds, and dangerous storm surge.
Beryl could bring 3 to 6 inches of rain across Barbados and the Windward Islands through Monday.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley urged all non-essential businesses on the island to close by 8:30 p.m. Sunday, with some airports also closing.
Grenada’s Maurice Bishop International Airport will close at 6 p.m. and is tentatively set to reopen on Tuesday at 10 a.m., while Barbados’ Grantley Adams International Airport will close from 7 p.m.
The storm could bring hurricane-force winds, heavy rainfall, flash flooding, and severe thunderstorm activity to Barbados.
Beryl is the earliest major hurricane in the Atlantic in 58 years and has already set records for being the easternmost hurricane to form in June and for its rapid intensification.
Hurricane Beryl is a Category 4 major hurricane and a potentially devastating threat to the Windward Islands.
Beryl is expected to strike the Windward Islands early Monday.
The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows Beryl could be the strongest hurricane strike on the southern Windward Islands since Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
Hurricane warnings continue for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands, Grenada and Tobago.
Preparations should be rushed to completion in the hurricane-warned areas.
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A narrow corridor of devastating wind damage is possible where Beryl’s tiny eyewall moves over one or multiple of these islands as it enters the Caribbean early Monday.
Life-threatening storm surge and rainfall flooding is also expected in these areas through Monday.
Beryl will move into the eastern Caribbean Sea later Monday and take a general west-northwest track in the Caribbean Sea through the Fourth of July week.
Beryl could eventually pose a danger to Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Belize and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula later this week.
Hurricane Beryl has made history as the farthest-east hurricane that has ever formed in the month of June
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration anticipates between 17 and 25 named storms will form this season, with 8 to 13 becoming hurricanes and 4 to 7 could become major hurricanes
The Atlantic is still record warm in the tropical Atlantic, providing more fuel for storms
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Hurricane Beryl is expected to intensify into a major storm before reaching the Windward islands
Hurricane Beryl intensified to a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph on June 27, 2024.
Beryl is forecasted to become a major hurricane before it reaches Barbados and the Windward islands, continuing to be a powerful hurricane in the eastern and central Caribbean.
Hurricane warnings continue for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada and Tobago.
