Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, intensified to an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph Sunday morning, as it made its way toward the Windward Islands. CNN meteorologist Elisa Raffa reports.

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Beryl became the first named hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season on Saturday as it inches towards the southeast Caribbean, where it is forecast to bring high winds and torrential rains.Beryl strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane on Sunday morning, becoming the first major hurricane east of the Lesser Antilles on record for June, according to Philip Klotzbach, Colorado State University hurricane researcher.Forecasters warned Beryl is expected to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane before reaching Barbados and the Windward Islands late Sunday or early Monday. Brian McNoldy, a tropical meteorology researcher for the University of Miami,...

Hurricane Beryl maps show path and landfall forecast

Beryl remained a major category 4 hurricane Tuesday afternoon while beginning to show signs of slow weakening. The National Hurricane Center believes Beryl will remain at major hurricane strength (category 3 or above) as it moves over Jamaica on Wednesday, and while further weakening is forecast, Beryl could still be at hurricane strength as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula by the end of the week.

Beryl Approaches Jamaica As Major Hurricane

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Hurricane Beryl has been upgraded to a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm as it rolls through the southeastern Caribbean on a path that some models project may see it eventually make landfall in Texas.It’s a bad omen for what’s already expected to be a more active than usual hurricane season, which some forecasts estimate may go down as the busiest ever thanks to abnormally high ocean temperatures in the Atlantic.If Beryl were to strike the Lonestar State, models say it’d likely do so Sunday or early next week. There is some good news for Texans, however—Beryl is expected to be...

Earliest Ever Cat 5 Hurricane Now Threatening to Hit the U.S.

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Hurricane Beryl has continued to grow in intensity, becoming a Category 5 hurricane on Monday night.

See damage left by Hurricane Beryl in Barbados as it sustains Category 5 status

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Hurricane Beryl's historic rampage across the Caribbean left "immense destruction" when it passed St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the prime minister said. On the Caribbean country's Union Island, 90% of the houses have been "severely damaged or destroyed." "Union Island has been devastated," Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said during a press briefing Monday. "Their roofs ... the Union Island airport's roof is gone. It's no more." The tiny island is just 3 miles long and about a mile wide, with roughly 3,000 residents, according to the island's information center — a size that can only be considered minuscule compared to the size and strength...

Hurricane Beryl damages or destroys 90% of homes on one island, leader says

Officially, of course, the Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1, But most years, the tropics remain fairly sleepy for the first month or two, allowing coastal residents to ease into the season. Yes, a tropical storm might form here or a modest hurricane there. But the really big and...

Yes, you should be a little freaked out about Hurricane Beryl

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. H​urricane Beryl has become the first Category 5 hurricane of the season and the earliest hurricane of such strength on record. Beryl is the earliest to reach Category 5 strength...

Hurricane Beryl Becomes The Earliest Category 5 On Record

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Hurricane Beryl is bringing life-threatening winds, rainfall and storm surge to the Caribbean. Islandwide shutdowns are in effect for many nations in the path of the storm. Beryl is projected to be the strongest hurricane to hit the southern Windward Islands in at least 20 years. Sign up for the...

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The global economic collapse is adversely affecting relationships. Some zodiac signs are struggling to pick partners who will stand by them when they are financially unstable. The zodiac greatly affects people’s character. However, it isn’t the only thing you should consider when choosing a lover. Select someone who is understanding and you are compatible. This might be time-consuming but it is worth it. Which reliable zodiac signs are ideal to start a long-term relationship with?

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Hurricane Beryl, a dangerous category 3 storm, was inching close to the Carribbean and prompting warnings for residents to take shelter.The first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, Beryl earlier rapidly intensified into a category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds of 130mph. However, on Monday morning, it weakened to category 3.Beryl is expected to bring tropical storm-force winds and life-threatening storm surges to Barbados, St Vincent and Grenadine on Monday. “This is a very serious situation developing for the Windward Islands,” the National Hurricane Centre warned.“A life-threatening storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 6 to...

Life-threatening Hurricane Beryl closes in on Caribbean as strongest ever storm this early in season

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Smaller tropical storms and hurricanes like Beryl can be difficult to forecast. They can intensify or weaken quickly. Wind shear, dry air and land interaction can cause small storms to fall apart quickly. Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and...

Hurricane Beryl Was An Example Of How Small Storms Have Uncertain Intensity Forecasts

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Category 5 Hurricanes: Atlantic Basin History Over 100 Years

The most extreme of Atlantic hurricanes, Category 5 storms are fairly rare. Prior to Beryl, this last occurred the past two Septembers with Ian, then Lee....

Category 5 Hurricanes: Atlantic Basin History Over 100 Years

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