Hurricane Beryl’s damage in the Caribbean

• Authorities on the Caribbean islands have reported material damage as a result of the passage of the system that is hitting the southeastern Atlantic Ocean.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that Hurricane Beryl increased in strength as it approached the Windward Islands in the southern Caribbean Sea on the morning of Monday, July 1.

The cyclone, a Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, is located approximately 370 kilometres north of Essequibo, so its current position threatens the islands of the Atlantic Ocean.

Barbados | Photo: @bajanfire

Saffir-Simpson scale.
This is a scale that classifies tropical cyclones according to wind intensity.

According to the NHC, Beryl is an “extremely dangerous” hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 215 kilometers per hour.

According to the agency’s latest bulletin, the system continues on a path 125 kilometers east of Granada and 165 kilometers southeast of San Vicente.

Barbados | Photo: @bajanfire

A hurricane warning remains in effect for Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and Tobago, where there are already reports of damage caused by strong winds.

“It’s going to be terrible,” said Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, who also urged people to stay indoors and in their homes.

Barbados’ director of emergency management, Kerry Hinds, meanwhile, warned that the storm had not yet made landfall when reports began to emerge of damaged roofs, fallen trees and downed poles across the island.

Photo: @CBCBarbados

Forecasters have warned of waves that might reach up to 3 metres (10 feet) in areas where Beryl makes landfall.

Authorities in Martinique and Trinidad have declared a tropical storm warning, and a similar warning has been issued for Dominica. A similar warning has also been issued for the entire southern coast of Haiti and Punta Palenque in the Dominican Republic.

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Beryl is forecast to weaken somewhat over the Caribbean Sea on a path that might take it south of Jamaica and then toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

Video from friend just now. Barbados southwest coast Hastings following Hurricane Beryl today. They got off lightly once more. 🙏#HurricaneBeryl #Barbados pic.twitter.com/QfzJYoOrw7

— Talkregarding 🇬🇧TykeTalking (@yodicholaverdad) July 1, 2024

Possible effects of hurricane Beryl in Venezuela

The National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (Inameh) reported on July 1 that it is monitoring the possible effects of Beryl on Venezuela.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced on the evening of June 30 that the government had activated the National Risk Alert Management System due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl through the Caribbean Sea.

He said that this measure is intended to prevent any incidents caused by the rainfall that the hurricane may generate.

Hurricane Forecast

#HurricaneBeryl‘s eye has moved over the island of Carriacou with max winds of 140mph. This is a rare major hurricane strike for #Grenada. Praying for everyone in its path. pic.twitter.com/2jpeLnRTJT

— Tropics Tracker (@stormogenesis) July 1, 2024

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Beryl is the first Atlantic hurricane to move west.

Three tropical storms have formed so far during the hurricane season, which began on June 1: Alberto, Beryl and Chris.

Chris formed on Sunday, June 30, in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall overnight in the town of Lechuguillas, a town in the southern Mexican state of Veracruz.

Authorities have predicted that the Atlantic will have a well-above-average hurricane season in 2024, with the possibility of up to 13 systems, of which up to 7 might be major.

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