Key Takeaways: Beryl made landfall on the island of Carriacou at 11 a.m. AST today. The hurricane regained Category 4 intensity with 150 mph sustained winds. AccuWeather meteorologists expect the storm to maintain its high intensity as it crosses the Windward Islands through Monday afternoon A hurricane warning is in effect for Barbados, St.
Beryl will race across the Windward Islands Monday as a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, with great risk to lives and the likelihood of destruction from winds and storm surge prior to pushing across the Caribbean.AccuWeather lead hurricane expert Alex DaSilva reports on the extremely dangerous Hurricane Beryl that is strengthening as it makes its way through the Caribbean.The hurricane regained Category 4 intensity with 150 mph sustained winds.
Beryl became the strongest hurricane for so early in the season in this sector of the Atlantic and may be the strongest system to ever cross Grenada and portions of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. As Beryl continues to the west-northwest, an AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes of 2 has been assigned for Jamaica. Additional numbers will be issued on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale for Hurricanes as it approaches other land masses.
As Beryl tracks west, higher-than-historical-average water temperatures will be one of the primary factors leading to the hurricane’s intensity in the short term. It is possible that Beryl may encounter disruptive breezes, known as wind shear, as the system moves toward the western part of the Caribbean. This, as well as interaction with the larger and mountainous island of the region, may cause Beryl’s peak intensity to slip. However, it will likely remain a dangerous hurricane.
For this reason, AccuWeather meteorologists have included South Texas in the potential ‘window of movement,’ with some risk to lives and property in the region.Tropical storms and hurricanes in the central and eastern Atlantic are rare this early in the season. This area of the Atlantic, known as the main development region, does not typically spawn tropical storms and hurricanes until mid-August or later.
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