Hurricane Beryl made another landfall early Friday morning. It moved inland on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, just northeast of Tulum, and it has been weakening over land since. It made landfall as a Category 2 storm with max winds of 100 mph.

What You Need To Know

  • Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record

  • It moved through the Caribbean and made landfall in Mexico on Friday

  • It is now a Category 2 hurricane

Beryl is currently a Category 1 hurricane with max winds of 85 mph and it’s moving west-northwest over Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

Hurricane-force winds, dangerous storm surge and heavy rainfall are expected across parts of Mexico through Friday as Beryl moves over the region.

Beryl will weaken over land through Friday, but it should move back over water by late Friday night or early Saturday morning. Once Beryl moves into the Bay of Campeche, it could strengthen again.

It will move through the western Gulf of Mexico this weekend, where it could strengthen back into a hurricane.

These are the following tropical alerts in place:

Hurricane Warning:

  • The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from Puerto Costa Maya to Cancun, including Cozumel

Hurricane Watch:

  • The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico south of Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal
  • The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico north of Cancun to Cabo Catoche

Tropical Storm Warning:

  • The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico south of Puerto Costa Maya to Chetumal
  • The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico north of Cancun to Cabo Catoche

Tropical Storm Watch:

  • Coast of Belize from south of Chetumal to Belize City
  • The coast of the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico west of Cabo Catoche to Campeche

Models have Beryl turning northwest this weekend once it moves into the Gulf of Mexico. It is expected to make another landfall early Monday around South Texas.

Beryl so far

Beryl formed on Friday, June 28, becoming the second named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. It became a hurricane on Saturday, June 29, and on Sunday, June 30, it became the earliest Atlantic Category 4 storm on record.

It was the earliest major hurricane (Category 3+) to form in the Atlantic basin since 1966, and the third earliest major hurricane to form on record.

It made landfall on Carriacou Island in Grenada on Monday, July 1, as a strong Category 4 with max winds of 150 mph. It was the earliest Category 4 storm to make landfall in the Atlantic basin on record.

Late on Monday, July 1, Beryl moved back over the southeastern Caribbean Sea and continued to strengthen into a Category 5 hurricane. It became the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record, breaking the prior record held by Hurricane Emily in 2005 by two weeks.

With max winds of 165 mph, it also made Beryl the strongest July Atlantic hurricane on record.

As Beryl moved across the Caribbean Sea, it brought strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surge and waves to the southern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

It moved toward Jamaica as a major hurricane, and its eyewall brushed past the southern side of the country. It didn't make landfall on the island, but Hurricane Warnings were issued. 

It also closely moved past the Cayman Islands after passing Jamaica. 

Beryl made its second landfall just northeast of Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It moved inland on the morning of July 5, as a Category 2 hurricane with max winds of 110 mph.

We'll continue to monitor the latest tropical development. You can see other areas with development potential here.

Check to see how the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is going so far.

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