Wednesday, July 3, 2024 Hurricane Beryl has left at least seven people dead and countless homes and buildings destroyed as it churns through the Caribbean – and its journey is far from over. The storm is likely to slam into Jamaica’s shoreline later Wednesday as a major hurricane, meaning Category 3 or higher, according to the National Hurricane Center. It would be only the third hurricane to make landfall on the island in 40 years.
Where Beryl has been : The island of Carriacou in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines saw the most severe damage from Beryl. Satellite imagery shows the storm wiped away broad swaths of several islands.
At least seven people were killed in the two nations and Venezuela. Damage has also been reported on the island of Petite Martinique and in Barbados. Where it is headed : Jamaica’s prime minister urged residents to take Beryl “seriously” and prepare for the storm’s likely landfall Wednesday afternoon.
Storm surge on the island could rise up to 9 feet above normal tide levels. The Cayman Islands could also see tropical storm conditions by Wednesday afternoon. Beryl’s exact track becomes slightly less certain Thursday night and beyond.
It is likely to make landfall somewhere along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula or northern Belize on Thursday night or Friday morning. In Texas, emergency officials are monitoring how the state’s southern coast will be impacted. Jamaica under nationwide curfew : Jamaicans have been scrambling to stoc.
