Hurricane Beryl strengthened on Saturday as it headed towards the southeastern Caribbean Sea, with meteorologists warning that it was expected to strengthen into a dangerous major hurricane before it reaches Barbados late Sunday or early Monday.
The big hurricane is considered Class 3 or higherwith winds of at least 111 mph. Beryl is currently a Category 1 hurricane.
A hurricane warning was issued for Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, while a tropical storm warning was issued for Martinique, Dominica and Tobago. A hurricane warning was issued for Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, while a tropical storm warning was issued for Martinique, Dominica and Tobago.
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It has been more than fifty years since a hurricane appeared before the Fourth of July in the Atlantic basin. Alma Hit the Florida Keys On June 8, 1966, according to the Weather Underground website.
“It’s amazing to see a major hurricane forecast for June anywhere in the Atlantic, let alone so far east in the deep tropics. #Beryl is hastily organizing over the warmest waters ever recorded in late June,” expert Florida resident hurricanes. Michael Lowry posted on social media.
Beryl is the second named storm in what is expected to be Busy hurricane seasonwhich lasts from June 1 to November 30 in the Atlantic Ocean. Last week, Tropical Storm Alberto hit Bring Massive floods hit parts of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. The floods were responsible for the deaths of at least four people in the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon and Veracruz.
According to CBS News weather producer David Parkinson, Beryl is the furthest eastward hurricane to form in June, and one of only two to form east of the Caribbean, the other example occurring in 1933.
Parkinson expects Beryl to remain south of Jamaica, and expects any impacts on the United States to be at least eight days away.
Beryl’s center is expected to pass about 26 miles south of Barbados, said Sabu Best, director of the island’s meteorological service.
On Saturday, Beryl was located about 720 miles east-southeast of Barbados, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. It was moving west at 22 mph.
“The hurricane is now expected to rapidly strengthen,” the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said.
Atmospheric scientist Tomer Borg noted that Beryl was just a tropical depression with winds of 35 mph on Friday.
“This means that according to preliminary data, Beryl has already met the criteria for rapid intensification before becoming a hurricane,” he wrote on the X website.
Warm waters are fueling the beryl, with oceanic heat content deep in the Atlantic Ocean reaching an all-time high at this time of year, according to Brian McNoldy, a tropical meteorologist at the University of Miami.
Beryl is also the strongest June tropical storm ever recorded this far east in the tropical Atlantic, according to Klotzbach.
“We need to be prepared,” Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley said in a public address late Friday. “You and I know that when these things happen, it’s best to plan for the worst and pray for the best.”
She noted that thousands of people are in Barbados for the Cricket World Cup final, where India will beat South Africa on Saturday in the capital Bridgetown. This event is considered the biggest in cricket.
Some fans, like Shashank Mosco, a 33-year-old doctor who lives in Pittsburgh, were rushing to change flights to leave before the storm.
Moscow has never been in a hurricane before: “I don’t plan to be in a hurricane either.”
He and his wife, who were cheering for India, learned about Brill thanks to a taxi driver who mentioned the storm to him.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said in a public address on Saturday that shelters would open Sunday evening and urged people to prepare. He ordered officials to refuel government vehicles and asked grocery stores and gas stations to stay open until later in the storm.
“There will be a huge rush… if we stick to limited hours,” he said, apologising in advance for the interruption of state radio stations broadcasting storm updates. “Cricket fans will have to bear that we will have to provide information… This is a matter of life and death,” he added.
Beryl is the second storm in what is expected to be a busy hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30 in the Atlantic Ocean. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in northeastern Mexico, unleashing heavy rains that killed four people.
Lowry noted that only five storms on record have formed in the tropical Atlantic east of the Caribbean. Of those, only one formed east of the Caribbean in June.
Mark Spence, a hostel manager in Barbados, said in a phone interview that he was calm about the approaching storm.
“It’s the season. A storm can happen at any time,” he said. “I’m always prepared. I always have enough food in my house.”
Hurricane Beryl is expected to dump up to six inches of rain on Barbados and nearby islands, and a surf warning of up to 13 feet has been issued. Tides are also expected to rise to seven feet.
The storm is approaching the southeastern Caribbean Sea just days after the two-island nation of Trinidad and Tobago reported major flooding in the capital, Port of Spain, as a result of an unrelated weather event.
Meanwhile, an unnamed storm earlier in June dumped more than 20 inches of rain on parts of South Florida, stranding many motorists on flooded streets and pushing water into some homes in areas. Low.
According to the National Hurricane Center, the first hurricane of the season typically forms in early to mid-August, making Beryl unusual for reaching hurricane strength. a report The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which issued its forecast last month, predicted an “above-average” hurricane season with 17 to 25 storms, 8 to 13 hurricanes, and 4 to 7 major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.
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