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Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to a Category 5 storm after making landfall in the Windward Islands as it heads toward Jamaica.
The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane was located about 840 miles (1,355 kilometers) east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph).
As the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record, Beryl brought deadly conditions to the Grenadines, Carriacou Island and Grenada on Monday, killing at least one person.
Grenada Prime Minister Deacon Mitchell said officials had received “widespread reports of destruction and devastation in Carriacou and Petite Martinique.”
“In half an hour, Kariakoo was crushed.”
Mr Mitchell said he could not provide information on injuries or deaths until Monday afternoon.
A computer model of Hurricane Beryl’s many possible paths, known as the “spaghetti” model, has shown the path the devastating storm could take as it moves toward the southeastern United States.
The model showed the storm could blow toward the Gulf Coast, near eastern Texas and Louisiana. However, meteorologists won’t be able to make a definitive judgment on Beryl’s potential impact on the United States until it gets much closer.
Drone footage shows the devastation in Carriacou, Grenada, after Hurricane Beryl
Stute MishraJuly 2, 2024 08:30
Life-threatening Hurricane Beryl seen from space as Jamaica braces for Category 5 impact
Life-threatening Hurricane Beryl seen from space as Caribbean braces for impact
Hurricane Beryl can be seen from space as it swirls over the Caribbean Sea as it is expected to strengthen into a Category 3 storm. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Beryl is expected to produce potentially catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves as it passes over parts of the Windward Islands with the highest heart risk of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada beginning later Monday. Images released by the Cooperative Institute for Atmospheric Research (CIRA) at Colorado State University (CSU) on Sunday, June 30, show lightning flashes within the eyewall of the hurricane.
Stute MishraJuly 2, 2024 08:00
Hurricane Beryl breaks several records
Hurricane Beryl was rated as the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record as it approached the eastern Caribbean over the weekend. Beryl is also the first major hurricane to make landfall in the eastern Lesser Antilles in June.
Meanwhile, record-high ocean temperatures helped the storm transform from a tropical depression to a Category 4 over the weekend.
Stute MishraJuly 2, 2024 07:30
Hurricane Beryl ‘continues to intensify’, Jamaica under warning
Hurricane Beryl, a Category 5 storm, “continues to strengthen,” the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.
The storm is expected to bring “life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica” with the island under a hurricane warning.
Heavy rain and flash flooding are possible in parts of Jamaica on Wednesday.
A tropical storm warning is also in effect for Hispaniola.
Stute MishraJuly 2, 2024 07:17
In pictures: Hurricane Beryl wreaks havoc in Bridgetown, Barbados
Stute MishraJuly 2, 2024 06:30
One dead in Grenada after Hurricane Beryl devastates Carriacou Island
Hurricane Beryl brought deadly conditions to the Grenadines, Carriacou Island and Grenada on Monday, killing at least one person.
Grenada Prime Minister Deacon Mitchell said one person had died, but he could not yet say if there were any others killed.
“We hope there will be no more deaths or injuries. But keep in mind the challenge we face in Carriacou and Petite Martinique,” he said.
He said authorities had not yet been able to assess the situation on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique, where there were initial reports of extensive damage but communications were largely cut off.
Mr Mitchell added that the government would send people first thing on Tuesday morning to assess the situation on the islands.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in the Windward Islands as a Category 4 storm, the first on record to reach that intensity.
Officials said they had received “widespread reports of destruction.”
Streets from St. Lucia south to Grenada were littered with shoes, trees, downed power lines and other debris.
“In half an hour, Kariakoo was completely destroyed,” Mr Mitchell said.
Stute MishraJuly 2, 2024 06:00
Hurricane Beryl Strengthens to ‘Potentially Catastrophic’ Category 5 as It Heads for Jamaica
Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to a Category 5 storm after making landfall in the Windward Islands as it heads toward Jamaica.
The National Hurricane Center said the hurricane was located about 840 miles (1,355 kilometers) east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (260 kph).
Beryl has now become only the second storm ever to reach Category 5 intensity in July, after Emily did so in 2005.
The storm is expected to remain a major hurricane as it moves through the Caribbean.
“Fluctuations in strength are likely over the next day or so, but Beryl is expected to remain near major hurricane intensity as it moves into the central Caribbean and passes near Jamaica on Wednesday,” the National Hurricane Center said.
Stute MishraJuly 2, 2024 05:17
WATCH: Major airport faces delays, cancellations due to Hurricane Beryl
Flights were delayed and canceled at Piarco International Airport in Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Beryl swept across the eastern Caribbean, stranding travelers Monday afternoon.
Katie HawkinsonJuly 2, 2024 05:01
Watch Hurricane Beryl Make Landfall in the Southeastern Caribbean
Katie HawkinsonJuly 2, 2024 04:00
WATCH: Medium-sized vortices swirl in the eye of Hurricane Beryl
Katie HawkinsonJuly 2, 2024 03:00
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