Hurricane Beryl makes landfall with 150 mph winds on Caribbean island

[Paco Dennis]

New record for the earliest major hurricane.
The eye of Hurricane Beryl "made landfall on Carriacou Island" at 11:10 a.m. ET, bringing 150 mph winds and a dangerous storm surge to islands on the eastern edge of the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm hit the island after another round of rapid strengthening.

"This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Take action now to protect your life!" the center said ahead of Monday's landfall. "Residents in the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall of Beryl."

The Category 4 storm has been moving at 20 mph. Its center passed well south of Barbados, but Beryl still hammered the island with winds that gusted up to 70 mph. Islands in its direct path face potentially catastrophic impacts from floods and wind.

Beryl has put up some eyepopping numbers in recent days, with warm ocean water allowing it to quickly gain strength after becoming a tropical depression on Friday. When it blossomed into a Category 4 storm on Sunday, it became the first Atlantic hurricane on record to attain that status in June.

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5024782/hurricane-beryl-path-caribbean-forecast

 

[fuzzybuddy]

It looks like Texas and parts of Mexico are going to get flooded out. According to the weather guys, while Beryl will be a 'cat. 1' hurricane, meaning little storm damage, but is like a huge sponge that is going to drown central Texas.

 

[Lawrence00]

150

 

[OneEyedDiva]

I think Grenada was where my grandson vacationed with a friend of his and her family a year ago. There was so much devastation there. My cousin lives in Puerto Rico and I think they didn't get hit (or not too hard). But my cousin said her house is like a fortress. I feel sorry for those who are impacted, especially those who lost loved ones. 9 deaths reported so far.

I even feel bad for the tourists who are stuck at the airport. One woman said they were not getting any updates. Another had been there all night. I think she said she had to sit outside. I'll have to check FB to see if my cousin and his in Texas will be alright. In fact, my cousin in P.R. might be visiting...he's her son. I think I'd better call her today to see what's what.