Following 160 mph peak winds in the Caribbean on Tuesday, Hurricane Beryl was reduced from a Category 5 to a Category 4. Beryl still poses a serious risk despite the decrease since she will bring “life-threatening wind and storm surge” to the impacted areas.
When Beryl hit Carriacou Island in Grenada on Monday with winds of up to 150 mph, several homes were destroyed and at least three fatalities were reported. Ninety percent of the homes on the islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique were damaged in a similar manner on Union Island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The storm surpassed Hurricane Emily’s record of July 17, 2005, by more than two weeks, making it the earliest Category 5 hurricane ever recorded.
Beryl will continue to pose a serious threat, according to the National Hurricane Centre, as she moves at 22 mph to the west-northwest.
Will Jamaica experience landfall from Hurricane Beryl?
On Wednesday, Hurricane Beryl is expected to make landfall in Jamaica, bringing with it “life-threatening winds and storm surge,” as issued by the NHC.
Along with dangerous gusts, forecasters predict a storm surge of five to eight feet along the coast of Jamaica. The centre encouraged locals to be ready right away.
The NHC predicted that early on Wednesday, winds would probably reach tropical storm force, making outside preparations challenging or dangerous.
Flash floods and mudslides are more likely in remote parts of the country particularly on the Barahona Peninsula in the southwest Dominican Republic, where rainfall of up to 12 inches is possible.
When will Beryl arrive at the Cayman Islands?
Beryl is expected to pass near the Cayman Islands on Thursday, bringing with her torrential rains, which might raise the sea levels by two to four feet above average tidal levels, according to forecasters.
On Tuesday, the southern coast of Haiti was placed under hurricane watch, and tropical storm conditions were predicted for both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Authorities warn people living in the Yucatan Peninsula, the Cayman Islands, Belize, and the Gulf to keep a close eye on Beryl’s trajectory.
Beryl is predicted to remain a hurricane in the northwest Caribbean, even if it is predicted to weaken later this week.
Tracker for Hurricane Beryl’s trajectory
The storm’s centre is most likely to follow this anticipated course. The centre may deviate from the cone’s limits up to 33% of the time, and it may not accurately portray the storm’s entire range or consequences.
The predicted models for Hurricane Beryl
The forecast tools and models used in the images vary in terms of their dependability. To help with its forecasts, the hurricane centre uses the top four or five performing models.
