Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 to ever form in the Atlantic, brought near “total destruction” to parts of the Caribbean as it churned its way across the tropics this week. About 90% of buildings and homes on three small islands in the eastern Caribbean were destroyed or damaged when Beryl made landfall earlier this […]
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Hurricane Beryl slams Jamaica, passes near Cayman Islands as Cat 3 storm
Hurricane Beryl continues on a west-northwest path in the Western Caribbean, heading toward the Yucatan Peninsula. 11 a.m. update: Hurricane Beryl is a weakening Category 3 storm. Maximum winds were clocked at 115 mph. Beryl is expected to bring hurricane conditions to the Yucatan Peninsula starting Thursday night. Original story: Hurricane Beryl has weakened slightly. […]
Missing roofs and flooded streets in Jamaica as Category 3 Hurricane Beryl moves on
Cleanup began in Jamaica Thursday morning as the last vestiges of powerful Hurricane Beryl pulled away overnight, leaving roofless homes, flooded buildings, blocked roads and extensive power outages. Beryl, which finally weakened to a Category 3 overnight, was nearly finished thrashing the Cayman Islands Thursday morning as it headed for its next landfall on the […]
Jamaican Consulate of Atlanta sends aid to Jamaica as hurricane rages
Jamaican Consulate of Atlanta sends aid to Jamaica as hurricane rages Thousands of miles away from Jamaica in Metro Atlanta, people are sending some much-needed supplies to Jamaica. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
Hurricane Beryl heads for Mexico after destruction in Jamaica and Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl has ripped off roofs in Jamaica, battered fishing boats in Barbados and damaged or destroyed 95% of homes on two islands in St Vincent and the Grenadines before rumbling toward the Cayman Islands and Mexico’s Caribbean coast. At least seven people have died as a result of the storm so far. What had […]
Hurricane Beryl roars by Jamaica after killing at least seven people
Hurricane Beryl was roaring by Jamaica on Wednesday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain after the powerful Category 4 storm earlier killed at least seven people and caused significant damage in the south-east Caribbean. The US National Hurricane Centre said Beryl’s eyewall was “brushing the south coast of Jamaica”. Wind-whipped rain pounded the island for […]
Will Hurricane Beryl hit Louisiana? What you need to know as strong storm heads to Jamaica, Mexico, Texas
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Could Hurricane Beryl hit Louisiana next week? Here’s what we know about the current projection and when we’ll know more about the potential effects on Louisiana. As of Wednesday morning, Hurricane Beryl is still a Category 4 storm. It has maximum sustained wind speeds of 145 miles per hour and its […]
Jamaica braces for ‘life threatening wind and storm surge’ as deadly storm roars across Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring life threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica Wednesday, after the Category 4 storm ripped across islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. According to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center, Beryl has lost some intensity but is expected to be near major-hurricane strength […]
Category 4 storm churns toward Jamaica with ‘life threatening wind and storm surge’
Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring life threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica Wednesday, after the Category 4 storm ripped across islands in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least six people. According to the latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center, Beryl has lost some intensity but is expected to be near major-hurricane strength […]
Hurricane Beryl nears Jamaica and Democrats await polling after Biden debate: Morning Rundown
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Hurricane Beryl closing in on Jamaica. . It remains a dangerous Category 4 hurricane
With hours to go before passing Jamaica, Hurricane Beryl did not appear to be weakening as much as forecasters hoped on Wednesday morning. The island is battened down ahead of what is expected to be a hard hit from a powerful storm, bringing up to 9 feet of storm surge, a foot of rain and […]
Hurricane Beryl heads towards Jamaica after ripping through south-east Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a powerful Category four storm heading towards Jamaica after earlier crossing islands in the south-east Caribbean, killing at least six people. A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac. Beryl was losing intensity but was still forecast to be […]