Tropical Storm Beryl could strengthen into the season’s first hurricane
2024-06-29T14:31:08.465ZTropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Sunday night or Monday as it makes its way into the Caribbean.A hurricane watch was in effect Saturday for several Caribbean islands. The storm could bring heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds and dangerous waves when it reaches some islands in the Lesser Antilles, a group in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a morning advisory.The storm would be the first hurricane of the season. Researchers have predicted a particularly busy hurricane season. Beryl’s early arrival made it one of few storms in history that have formed in the region this early in the year, the National Hurricane Center said.Beryl is expected to strengthen quickly, the NHC said Saturday. By midday the storm was about 820 miles east-southeast of Barbados, with maximum winds of 65 mph.A hurricane watch was in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands. A tropical storm watch was in effect for Martinique and Tobago.The storm is expected to bring 3 to 6 inches of rain in Barbados and the Windward Islands, which are part of the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane conditions are possible by Sunday night or Monday morning in the areas under watch, the NHC said.Matthew Cappucci contributed to this report.
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Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Sunday night or Monday as it makes its way into the Caribbean.
A hurricane watch was in effect Saturday for several Caribbean islands. The storm could bring heavy rainfall, hurricane-force winds and dangerous waves when it reaches some islands in the Lesser Antilles, a group in the Caribbean Sea, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a morning advisory.
The storm would be the first hurricane of the season. Researchers have predicted a particularly busy hurricane season. Beryl’s early arrival made it one of few storms in history that have formed in the region this early in the year, the National Hurricane Center said.
Beryl is expected to strengthen quickly, the NHC said Saturday. By midday the storm was about 820 miles east-southeast of Barbados, with maximum winds of 65 mph.
A hurricane watch was in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands. A tropical storm watch was in effect for Martinique and Tobago.
The storm is expected to bring 3 to 6 inches of rain in Barbados and the Windward Islands, which are part of the Lesser Antilles. Hurricane conditions are possible by Sunday night or Monday morning in the areas under watch, the NHC said.
Matthew Cappucci contributed to this report.
