Beryl’s rapid intensification into a major hurricane signals a severe Atlantic storm season ahead.
In just two days, Beryl transformed from an unnamed tropical depression to a Category 4 hurricane, the second most powerful on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
Beryl is now the earliest storm to reach Category 4 strength, breaking records dating back to 1851. It’s the strongest June hurricane in the Atlantic and the first major June hurricane since Alma in 1966. Beryl’s rapid intensification also marks the most easterly formation of a June hurricane since 1933.
This is unreal. Hurricane Beryl continues to defy all know logic, now becoming the first June Category 4 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin. I can't even stress enough just how completely absurd that storm is. pic.twitter.com/qTuU4H5jlJ
— Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) June 30, 2024
On Sunday, Beryl became a Cat 4 hurricane and quickly advanced towards the southeastern Caribbean.
Warnings have now been issued for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, while Martinique and Tobago received tropical storm warnings.
NHS officials are reminding all residents in Atlantic Coast states to be prepared for potential future storms.
In case of a power outage, make sure to have the following emergency items stocked in your home;
- Car charger for cell phones and other devices
- Clean drinking water (recommended 1 gallon per person per day, minimum three days)
- Flashlights
- Batteries: Extra batteries for all of your devices
- Weather radio/clock
- Non-perishable food
- First aid kit
