Hurricane Beryl heading for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula after battering Jamaica: Live updates
Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica on Wednesday, destroying buildings and knocking out power for 400,000 customers
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Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula is bracing for Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 2 storm, to make landfall early Friday morning with 110mph winds and dangerous storm surge.
The region will see life-threatening winds, up to five feet of storm surge and up to ten inches of rainfall, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan said on Thursday afternoon.
Hurricane Beryl will then bring dangerous rip currents to the Gulf Coast over the weekend before likely hitting southern Texas Monday, the National Weather Service forecast.
“Just a reminder for people, especially in South Texas, to continue to check back for updates to the forecast,” Brennan said.
Hurricane Beryl has killed at least ten people, Reuters reports. Two of those killed — the first in St George’s, Grenada and the second in Hanover, Jamaica — died after hurricane-force winds knocked trees onto their homes.
Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica on Wednesday, knocking out power to 400,000 and destroying buildings. While the storm is moving away, rainfall and flash-flooding still pose a risk to the island.
Grenada was also left with “unimaginable” destruction after the storm passed through Monday, Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said, damaging or destroying 98 percent of buildings.
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AccuWeather Meteorologist Geoff Cornish says Hurricane Beryl could bring four to eight inches of rain to Brownsville, Texas if it hits the region early next week.
“San Antonio and Austin will likely see several inches of rain from Beryl as well,” Cornish said.
AccuWeather’s Paul Pastelok warns the storm could stall in the Gulf Coast, driving longer storm conditions.
“There is a chance that this storm may stall once it gets onshore in northern Mexico and southern Texas, which could lead to more rainfall and flooding concerns,” Pastelok said. The National Weather Service said Beryl has the potential to hit Texas on Monday into Tuesday.
For now, the Category 3 storm is blowing through the Cayman Islands on its way to Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
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Hurricane Beryl has potential to hit Texas on Monday
Hurricane Beryl could hit Texas by early Monday morning, the National Weather Service forecast on Thursday morning.
Regardless of its exact path, the Category 3 storm will create life-threatening rip currents in the Gulf Coast this weekend.
The impact on Texas will become clearer in the coming days. Officials say residents should remain on high alert and monitor their local weather forecast.
Jamaica reels from Hurricane Beryl
Hurricane Beryl destroyed several buildings and left 400,000 customers without power in Jamaica on Wednesday.
Several roadways in the country’s interior settlements were impacted by fallen trees and utility poles, Jamaican officials said, while some communities in the northern section and the capital were without electricity.
“It’s terrible. Everything’s gone. I’m in my house and scared,” resident Amoy Wellington told Reuters. “It’s a disaster.”
While storm surge will gradually dwindle in the coming hours, Jamaica will still see heavy rain and potential flooding throughout the day.
Some 1,000 people were in hurricane shelters on Wednesday as the storm, now a Category 3, battered the nation.
Hurricane Beryl is now on a path to the Cayman Islands in the coming hours. It is expected to hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula within the next day as well.
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Hurricane Beryl’s potential impact on Texas
Hurricane Beryl has the potential to hit southern Texas by early Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
Regardless of its exact track, the hurricane will likely bring life-threatening rip currents to the Gulf Coast this weekend.
The Category 3 storm’s path will become clearer in the coming days. For now, meteorologists say residents of the Gulf Coast region should stay on alert and monitor the forecast over the weekend.
Hurricane Beryl death toll rises to ten
Hurricane Beryl has killed at least ten people after devastating Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week.
At least two of those killed — the first in St George’s, Grenada and the second in Hanover, Jamaica — died after hurricane-force winds knocked trees onto their homes.
“It’s terrible. Everything’s gone. I’m in my house and scared,” Amoy Wellington of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica told Reuters. “It’s a disaster.”
Hurricane Beryl caused widespread destruction in Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week.
The storm left 400,000 people in Jamaica without power on Wednesday after flattening Grenada’s Carriacou Island in half an hour on Monday.
Mapped: Hurricane Beryl powers through Caribbean islands as Category 3 storm
Hurricane Beryl is barreling towards Mexico and possibly the US, after tearing through Jamaica and the Windward Islands, bringing devastating winds and storm surges that have destroyed homes, wiped out power, and left at least eight people dead.
The storm continues to be a “major hurricane” after it got downgraded to Category 3 hurricane on Thursday morning, packing maximum sustained winds of 120mph (195kph).
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The Indian men’s cricket team arrived to a colourful welcome in capital Delhi on Thursday after being stranded in Barbados due to Hurricane Beryl.
Led by Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, the men’s team on Sunday won the T20 World Cup against South Africa in a nail-biter that broke a 12-year unsuccessful streak.
The team was eagerly expected after being stranded for three days in the Caribbean nation due to the Category 4 hurricane which passed through Barbados early Monday morning, causing heavy storm and high winds in the region.
The Independent’s Arpan Rai has the story:
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