A life-threatening Category 3 storm is expected to slam into the Caribbean, endangering several island communities with violent winds and flash floods.
A life-threatening Category 3 storm, dubbed Hurricane Beryl, is expected to hit the Caribbean on Monday, endangering several island communities with violent winds and flash floods.
The hurricane had been a Category 4 storm before weakening slightly. It marked the earliest point in the year that Category 4 storm had been recorded in theBeryl had been expected to pass just south of Barbados and then head into the Caribbean Sea.If it regains some of its strength, it is poised to be the strongest storm in the region since Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
Lowry said the waters are now warmer than they would be at the peak of the hurricane season in September.Caribbean leaders were preparing not only for Beryl, but for a cluster of thunderstorms trailing the hurricane that had a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression.
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