{"id":2285995,"date":"2024-06-30T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-30T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-beryl-is-forecast-to-become-a-category-4-storm-as-it-nears-southeast-caribbean-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-30T09:05:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T13:05:26","slug":"hurricane-beryl-is-forecast-to-become-a-category-4-storm-as-it-nears-southeast-caribbean-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-beryl-is-forecast-to-become-a-category-4-storm-as-it-nears-southeast-caribbean-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Beryl is forecast to become a Category 4 storm as it nears southeast Caribbean &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhurricane-beryl-is-forecast-to-become-a-category-4-storm-as-it-nears-southeast-caribbean-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2285995&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hurricane Beryl has \u2063rapidly \u200cintensified and is\u2064 expected to become a powerful Category 4 storm\u200d as \u2063it heads toward the \u2063southeast Caribbean,\u200d prompting urgent \u200bgovernment calls for residents to \u2063seek shelter. The storm, which was\u2064 a Category\u200b 2\u2064 with winds at 100 mph \u2064as of the last report, has instigated hurricane\u2063 warnings \u2062for islands including Barbados, St. \u200cLucia, Grenada, and St. \u200dVincent \u2062and the Grenadines. \u200cThe National \u2063Hurricane Center has highlighted\u200b the\u2062 serious threat\u2063 posed \u2062by\u200b Beryl, with forecasts predicting life-threatening \u2064winds, storm surges up \u200cto 9 feet,\u200b and significant \u2063rain accumulation. \u200cThe \u2064storm, remarkably strong for the \u200bmonth of June, has broken several\u2062 records, including being one of the few Category \u20643 hurricanes in \u200dthe Atlantic during this \u200dmonth and forming the farthest east in the tropical Atlantic. Governments are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/could-russia-try-to-take-kyiv-again-the-war-in-ukraine-is-far-from-over\/\" title=\"Could Russia Try to Take Kyiv Again? The War in Ukraine is Far From Over\">taking preventive measures<\/a>, including urging\u2062 businesses to close and managing large crowds in Barbados for\u2063 the cricket World Cup final. Emergency preparations are well underway as residents rush to stock up on supplies. Beryl is expected to move past Barbados and towards Jamaica \u200cbefore potentially weakening mid-week as it approaches Mexico.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) &mdash; Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleads from government officials for people to take shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a very serious situation developing for the Windward Islands,&rdquo; warned the National Hurricane Center in Miami, which said that Beryl was &ldquo;forecast to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge &hellip; as an extremely dangerous hurricane.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beryl strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday morning, becoming the first major hurricane east of the Lesser Antilles on record for June, according to Philip Klotzbach, Colorado State University hurricane researcher.<\/p>\n<p>Beryl is now only the third Category 3 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic in June, following Audrey in 1957 and Alma in 1966, according to hurricane expert Michael Lowry.<\/p>\n<p>Beryl was located about 465 miles (750 kilometers) east-southeast of Barbados. It was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (155 kph) and was moving west at 21 mph (33 kph).<\/p>\n<p>Two hurricane hunters were en route to the storm to gather more details about its intensity, according to the National Hurricane Center.<\/p>\n<p>Beryl is expect to pass just south of Barbados early Monday and then head into the Caribbean Sea as a major hurricane on a path toward Jamaica. It is expected to weaken by mid-week but still remain a hurricane as it heads toward Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Forecasters warned of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/officials-issue-mandatory-evacuation-orders-ahead-of-hurricane-ian\/\" title=\"Officials Issue Mandatory Evacuation Orders Ahead of Hurricane Ian\">life-threatening storm surge<\/a> of up to 9 feet (3 meters) in areas where Beryl will make landfall, with up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain for Barbados and nearby islands.<\/p>\n<p>Long lines formed at gas stations and grocery stores in Barbados and other islands as people rushed to prepare for a storm that has broken records and rapidly intensified from a tropical storm with 35 mph winds on Friday to a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Warm waters were fueling Beryl, with ocean heat content in the deep Atlantic the highest on record for this time of year, according to Brian McNoldy, University of Miami tropical meteorology researcher.<\/p>\n<p>Beryl marks the farthest east that a hurricane has formed in the tropical Atlantic in June, breaking a record set in 1933, according to Philip Klotzbach, Colorado State University hurricane researcher. If Beryl&rsquo;s winds reach 125 mph, it would be the second earliest such storm in the Atlantic on record, surpassing Audrey in 1957, he said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, if Beryl reaches a Category 3, it would only be the third storm to do so in the Caribbean prior to August; Dennis and Emily both did so in July of 2005, according to Klotzbach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to remain vigilant,&rdquo; Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley said in a public address late Saturday. &ldquo;We do not want to put anybody&rsquo;s life at risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people were in Barbados for Saturday&rsquo;s Twenty20 World Cup final, cricket&rsquo;s biggest event, with Mottley noting that not all fans were able to leave Sunday despite many rushing to change their flights.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of them have never gone through a storm before,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;We have plans to take care of them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Mottley said all businesses should close by Sunday evening and warned the airport would close by nighttime.<\/p>\n<p>Kemar Saffrey, president of a Barbadian group that aims to end homelessness, said in a video posted on social media Saturday night that those without homes tend to think they can ride out storms because they&rsquo;ve done it before.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want that to be the approach that they take,&rdquo; he said, warning that Beryl is a dangerous storm and urging Barbadians to direct homeless people to a shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing his comments was Wilfred Abrahams, minister of home affairs and information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I need Barbadians at this point to be their brother&rsquo;s keeper,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Some people are vulnerable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, St. Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre announced a national shutdown for Sunday evening and said schools and businesses would remain closed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Preservation and protection of life is a priority,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Caribbean leaders were preparing not only for Beryl, but for a cluster of thunderstorms trailing the hurricane that have a 70% chance of becoming a tropical depression.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Do not let your guard down,&rdquo; Mottley said.<\/p>\n<p>Beryl is the second named storm in what is forecast to be an above-average hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30 in the Atlantic. Earlier this month, Tropical Storm Alberto came ashore in northeastern Mexico with heavy rains that resulted in four deaths.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2024 hurricane season is likely to be well above average, with between 17 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beryl-strengthens-into-hurricane-in-atlantic-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Beryl strengthens into hurricane in Atlantic - Washington Examiner\">25 named storms<\/a>. The forecast calls for as many as 13 hurricanes and four major hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, seven of them hurricanes and three major hurricanes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hurricane Beryl is expected to intensify into a Category 4 storm as it nears the southeast Caribbean. Governments urge residents to seek shelter as the region begins shutdowns. 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