07/01/2024

Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall on Carriacou Island

It delivered 150-mph winds

The eye of Hurricane Beryl "made landfall on Carriacou Island" at 11:10 a.m. ET, bringing 150 mph winds and a dangerous storm surge to islands on the eastern edge of the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The storm hit the island after another round of rapid strengthening.

"This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Take action now to protect your life!" the center said ahead of Monday's landfall. "Residents in the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall of Beryl."

The Category 4 storm has been moving at 20 mph. Its center passed well south of Barbados, but Beryl still hammered the island with winds that gusted up to 70 mph. Islands in its direct path face potentially catastrophic impacts from floods and wind.

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