Hurricane Beryl quickly strengthened to “an extremely dangerous Category 4” storm on Sunday, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning of “potentially catastrophic hurricane-force winds,” life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves headed for the southeast Caribbean. Beryl’s emergence marks an early start to the 2024 Atlantic season, which typically doesn’t begin until July or August, […]
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‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Beryl intensifies to Category 4 as it heads towards Caribbean: The latest
Hurricane Beryl quickly strengthened to “an extremely dangerous Category 4” storm on Sunday, with the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warning of “potentially catastrophic hurricane-force winds,” life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves headed for the southeast Caribbean. Beryl’s emergence marks an early start to the 2024 Atlantic season, which typically doesn’t begin until July or August, […]
Will Hurricane Beryl hit Florida? Category 3 storm a sign to start getting your home ready
Beryl, the second named storm and first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, ramped up extremely quickly over the weekend largely due to record-warm ocean temperatures, forecasters said. In just three days the storm intensified from a tropical depression into a powerful Category 3 hurricane with life-threatening winds and storm surge, the National Hurricane Center […]
Hurricane Beryl roars toward Caribbean as a dangerous Category 3 storm
Hurricane Beryl strengthened Sunday to a dangerous Category 3 storm with life-threatening winds and storm surge expected in the Caribbean by early Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. update, the eye of Hurricane Beryl was located 420 miles east-southeast of Barbados and moving toward the west near 21 mph. […]
Hurricane Beryl intensifies into major Category 3 storm as it targets Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl grew into a Category 3 major hurricane Sunday morning as it took aim at the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. As of 8 a.m., the hurricane was located about 420 miles east-southeast of Barbados with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph moving west at 21 mph. Hurricane-force winds extend out 15 […]
Hurricane Beryl continues ‘rapid intensification’ as Caribbean braces for Category 3 winds
Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the season at 5 p.m. Saturday, saw its maximum sustained winds continue increasing, reaching 90 mph at the 2 a.m. Sunday advisory. The steady windspeed increases have come after the hurricane center — saying Beryl was “rapidly intensifying” — had forecast the storm to achieve top wind speeds […]
Hurricane Beryl continues ‘rapid intensification’ as Caribbean braces for Category 3 winds
Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the season at 5 p.m. Saturday, saw its maximum sustained winds continue increasing, reaching 85 mph at the 11 p.m. advisory. The forecast for the strength of the Beryl, the first hurricane of the season, continued to increase, with the hurricane center calling for Beryl to achieve top […]
Hurricane Beryl intensifies as Caribbean braces for Category 3 winds
Beryl, which became the first hurricane of the season at 5 p.m. Saturday, saw its maximum sustained winds increase to 80 mph at the 8 p.m. advisory. The forecast for the strength of the Beryl, the first hurricane of the season, continued to increase, with the hurricane center calling for Beryl to achieve top wind […]
Hurricane Beryl expected to quickly reach Category 3 status as it sets sights on Caribbean
The first hurricane of the season formed Saturday afternoon in the Atlantic and will strengthen into a dangerous system expected to reach islands in the Caribbean late Sunday or Monday, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm, called Hurricane Beryl, is not expected to directly impact South Mississippi within the next seven days, according to […]
What would happen if a Category 5 hurricane hit Volusia County?
Anyone who has lived in Volusia or Flagler counties for the past couple of years probably feels anything but lucky when it comes to getting hit by storms. But Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole ― which caused hundreds of millions in estimated damage to the two coastal counties combined ― weren’t major hurricanes by the […]
Possibility teen’s 101-pound catfish catch will lead to rule changes, new record category
If what follows sounds like a broken record, tune in to the background noise. Widely trumpeted is that Jaylynn Parker’s 101.11-pound blue catfish, caught under a float attached to a bank line last month in the Ohio River, has been accepted as a state record under longstanding rules devised by the sanctioning Outdoor Writers of […]
What is a Category 1 hurricane?
A hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 74-95 mph is considered to be a Category 1 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. A Category 1 storm is the weakest of all hurricanes but is stronger than a tropical storm. The scale does not take into account flooding, erosion, tornadoes or storm surge that can […]