Hurricane Beryl, first of 2024 season, bears down on Caribbean
Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert late Saturday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning it will swiftly become a major storm.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl — currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 595 miles (955 kilometers) east of Barbados — would become a “dangerous major hurricane” by the time it reached the Windward Islands late Sunday into Monday.
Barbados, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada were all under hurricane warnings, while tropical storm warnings or watches were in effect for Martinique, Tobago and Dominica, the NHC said in its latest advisory....
Jun 30, 2024