Hurricane Beryl has rapidly intensified from a tropical depression to a tropical storm and now into a major hurricane in less than 48 hours. Hurricane Beryl became the Atlantic Basin’s earliest Category 4 hurricane on record. The previous record was Hurricane Dennis, which reached Category 4 on July 8, 2005. It is very rare to see a major hurricane this early in the season. Beryl has max wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour and is tracking westward to the Windward Islands. It is expected to strike the Windward Islands early Monday bringing life-threatening storm surges, damaging waves and hurricane-force winds. In addition, heavy rainfall and localized flooding are expected through Monday. A hurricane warning is in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands, Grenada and Tobago.A tropical storm watch has been issued for portions of the southern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti as it moves across the Caribbean Sea later this week.As of right now, no big impacts are expected for the U.S. but something to keep an eye on towards the end of the week.
Hurricane Beryl has rapidly intensified from a tropical depression to a tropical storm and now into a major hurricane in less than 48 hours.
Hurricane Beryl became the Atlantic Basin’s earliest Category 4 hurricane on record. The previous record was Hurricane Dennis, which reached Category 4 on July 8, 2005. It is very rare to see a major hurricane this early in the season.
Beryl has max wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour and is tracking westward to the Windward Islands. It is expected to strike the Windward Islands early Monday bringing life-threatening storm surges, damaging waves and hurricane-force winds. In addition, heavy rainfall and localized flooding are expected through Monday.
A hurricane warning is in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands, Grenada and Tobago.
A tropical storm watch has been issued for portions of the southern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti as it moves across the Caribbean Sea later this week.
As of right now, no big impacts are expected for the U.S. but something to keep an eye on towards the end of the week.
