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Revision as of 02:16, 2 July 2024

Hurricane Beryl
Current satellite imagery of Hurricane Beryl
Meteorological history
FormedJune 28, 2024
Category 4 major hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds155 mph (250 km/h)
Lowest pressure938 mbar (hPa); 27.70 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities1
Damage[to be determined]
Areas affected
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Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Beryl is a powerful and destructive Cape Verde hurricane moving through the eastern Caribbean Sea. Beryl is the second named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane[nb 1] of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. It is the earliest-forming Category 4 Atlantic hurricane and strongest June hurricane on record in the basin. After forming on June 28 in the Main Development Region, it began rapidly intensifying as it moved west through the central tropical Atlantic. On July 1, Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Grenada as a Category 4 storm, causing extensive damage and at least one death.

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
Map key
Saffir–Simpson scale
  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown
Storm type
triangle Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

On June 25, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) noted a low potential for a tropical wave to eventually develop into a tropical cyclone. At the time, the wave was south of Cabo Verde, and was producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms.[2] By June 26, the NHC anticipated that environmental conditions would be "unusually conducive for late June across the central and western tropical Atlantic." By that time, the thunderstorms had increased and become better organized, with curved bands and some spin.[3][4] By June 27, the NHC assessed a high likelihood of development.[5] The disturbance further organized, becoming Tropical Depression Two over the central tropical Atlantic on June 28, about 1,970 km (1,225 mi) east-southeast of Barbados.[6]

Located south of a strong subtropical ridge, the depression moved generally westward through an area of low wind shear, warm sea surface temperatures (hotter than the average for September[7]), and plenty of atmospheric moisture. As a result, the system began a period of rapid intensification. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Beryl six hours after formation,[8] and the thunderstorms quickly organized into a central dense overcast, with a symmetric cloud pattern surrounded by rainbands.[9] Late on June 29, Beryl intensified into a hurricane. The inner core of the thunderstorms organized into an eye,[10] which became clear and symmetrical. Observations from the Hurricane Hunters indicated that Beryl became a major hurricane on June 30.[11] The hurricane strengthened further into a Category 4 hurricane, attaining an initial peak intensity with winds of 130 mph (215 km/h).[12] Beryl then underwent an eyewall replacement cycle and briefly weakened to a Category 3 hurricane early on July 1,[13] but regained Category 4 strength six hours later once the cycle was completed.[14] At 15:10 UTC the same day, Beryl made landfall in Carriacou, Grenada, with sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h).[15]

Preparations

Tropical Storm Beryl intensifying in the Atlantic Ocean on June 29

Lesser Antilles

Barbados, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia were put under a hurricane warning on June 29.[16] Tobago was also put under a hurricane warning on June 30,[17] while Trinidad was under a tropical storm warning.[18] Martinique was also under a tropical storm warning and a vigilance orange.[19][20] Caribbean Airlines postponed several flights between Barbados, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago on June 30.[21] Virgin Atlantic also experienced schedule disruptions.[22]

All businesses on Barbados were order to be closed by 7:00 pm. The island also shut down waterlines.[23] The India national cricket team was unable to return home from Barbados after winning the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[24] Several attendants were also stranded on Barbados.[7] More than 400 people were staying in hurricane shelters across Barbados.[25]

A 7:00 pm curfew was instated in Grenada for June 30. A state of emergency was declared by Governor Cécile La Grenade that would last for a week.[26] A Caribbean Community meeting in Grenada, scheduled to run from July 3 to July 5, was cancelled.[27] On June 29, the prime minister of Saint Lucia ordered a national shutdown in anticipation of Beryl's impacts on the island nation.[28] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines imposed a curfew and a government shut down for 7:00 pm.[29][30] Shelters were opened on June 29 on the islands.[31] More than 1,100 people used the shelters.[32]

A state of emergency was declared for Tobago.[33] Ferry schedules were modified on June 30 in Trinidad and Tobago. All ferries to Tobago for July 1 were cancelled.[34] Schools across the nation were closed for July 1.[35] In the 14 shelters across Tobago, 145 people were sheltered in for Hurricane Beryl.[36]

Jamaica

Jamaica was placed under a hurricane warning on July 1.[37]

Impact

Lesser Antilles

In Barbados, roofs, trees and electrical posts were damaged.[38] In Tobago, nine trees fell and nine structures were damaged. Power outages also occurred across the island.[36] Électricité de France stated that 10,000 customers lost power on Martinique.[39]

Saint Vincent experienced winds of 140 mph (230 km/h) and rough seas. Structural damage, especially roof damage, was common across the nation, including at two schools and a church in Kingstown.[32] In Union Island, over 90% of buildings were destroyed.[40]

Carriacou, along with neighboring Petite Martinique, had no electricity and limited communication, with extensive destruction of roofs and damage to buildings occurring.[41] In the rest of the country, 95% of customers were without power and telecommunications were damaged.[42] One person died on the main island of Grenada when a house collapsed in St. George's.[43]

Initial reports revealed that the hurricane caused over $1 billion in economic losses.[44]

Records

Beryl is the easternmost Atlantic hurricane to form in June – 49.3°W, besting the mark set by the 1933 Trinidad hurricane – 58.9°W.[45][46] Additionally, it is the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record in the basin, surpassing the previous record set July 8, 2005 by Hurricane Dennis,[45][47] and the strongest June hurricane as measured by wind speed, surpassing Hurricane Audrey of 1957.[48][49] Also, Beryl became first system on record to undergo rapid intensification in the Main Development Region of the Atlantic in June.[45][47] Moreover, it became the third earliest Atlantic major hurricane, behind Hurricane Alma  – June 8, 1966, and Hurricane Audrey – June 27, 1957.[50]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher—1-minute sustained winds higher than 110 miles per hour (178 km/h)—on the Saffir–Simpson scale are described as major hurricanes.[1]

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