Hurricane Beryl churns through the Caribbean after making landfall - and the US isn’t in the clear yet: Live updates

Hurricane Beryl is approaching Category 5 status as it brings deadly conditions to the Grenadine Islands, Carriacou Island and Grenada on Monday.

The Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Monday, hitting the Windward Islands with “catastrophic” 150mph winds and “life-threatening storm surge,” according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Jamaica is now under a hurricane watch while Barbados is no longer under a warning as of Monday afternoon.

Officials received “widespread reports of destruction and devastation in Carriacou and Petite Martinique,” Grenada Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said. “In half an hour, Carriacou was flattened.”

Mitchell said he can’t provide information on injuries or deaths as of Monday afternoon.

A computer model of Hurricane Beryl’s many possible paths, known as a “spaghetti” model, shows the destructive Category 4 storm could move toward the southeastern US.

The model shows the storm potentially blowing into the Gulf Coast, near eastern Texas and Louisiana. However, meteorologists will not be able to make a definitive call about Hurricane Beryl’s potential impact on the US until it is much closer.

Residents in the Gulf Coast region should check with their local National Weather Service office for up-to-date weather information.