Will Hurricane Beryl impact Florida? See where the dangerous Category 4 storm is headed

Kim Luciani Dan Rorabaugh
Naples Daily News

Hurricane Beryl is headed toward the Caribbean Sunday as a dangerous Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph. Will Beryl impact Florida?

Hurricane Beryl formed Friday night and is moving westward at 18 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. It became a hurricane late Saturday afternoon after developing into a tropical storm late Friday, and ramped up to a Category 4 storm Sunday.

Named storms this early in the season are rare, especially major hurricanes. AccuWeather said seven named storms have formed in the Atlantic before July 4. According to Weather Underground, there have been only four hurricanes that have reached Category 3 status (111-129 mph sustained winds) before the end of June.

Should Florida residents be worried? AccuWeather forecasters currently don't expect any impact to the U.S. but if high pressure across the Southeast weakens, Beryl could impact the Gulf Coast.

Here's what the latest spaghetti models say:

Spaghetti models for Hurricane Beryl

Special note about spaghetti models: Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts. 

Hurricane Beryl path tracker

Where is Hurricane Beryl? National Hurricane Center forecast cone

Current weather advisories across Florida

Hurricane Beryl projected wind speeds

  • 12 hours: 145 mph
  • 24 hours: 140 mph
  • 36 hours: 125 mph
  • 48 hours: 120 mph
  • 60 hours: 115 mph
  • 72 hours: 110 mph
  • 96 hours: 100 mph
  • 120 hours: 70 mph inland