Beryl has rapidly intensified into a Category 4 major hurricane. It has become the earliest Atlantic Category 4 storm on record.

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.

What You Need To Know

  • Beryl is the first major hurricane of the season

  • It is now the earliest Category 4 storm on record in the Atlantic

  • It will bring dangerous conditions to the Windward Islands early on Monday

Beryl is a Category 4 hurricane with max winds of 130 mph and it's moving west toward the Windward Islands. It's the earliest major hurricane to form in the Atlantic basin since 1966, and the third earliest major hurricane to form on record.

It's forecast to reach the Windward Islands on early Monday. It will bring hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge to parts of the Lesser Antilles before moving west into the Caribbean Sea.

Hurricane Warnings are in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands, Grenada and Tobago. Tropical Storm Alerts are also in effect for Martinique and Dominica.

Since Beryl continues to rapidly intensify, this is going to be a very dangerous situation and storm for the Windward Islands. Heavy rainfall and flooding will begin Sunday night, with winds strengthening overnight as Beryl approaches.

It will move into the Caribbean Sea by Monday afternoon, where it could threaten other parts of the central and western Caribbean.

It's unlikely that it will affect the U.S. Most models keep it to the south, eventually heading to Central America.

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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