3 Shocking Hurricane Records Beryl SHATTERED This June (Experts FEAR What’s Next!)

Hurricane Beryl has intensified into a Category 4 storm with winds reaching 130 mph (209 km/h), posing significant danger to the Caribbean’s Windward Islands. It is heading westward towards islands such as Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada.

The National Hurricane Center issued warnings of strong winds and heavy rainfall expected overnight as Beryl approaches these areas.

Philippe Papin, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center, warned of potentially catastrophic wind damage in areas where Hurricane Beryl’s eyewall or core passes over portions of the Windward Islands, particularly highlighting St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada as the highest risk zones.

He also emphasized the threat of a life-threatening storm surge, which could elevate water levels by 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels in areas affected by onshore winds near the storm’s landfall.

Beryl has undergone rapid intensification, with its wind speeds increasing by 50 mph over the past 24 hours, meeting the criteria for this phenomenon. After passing through the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, the storm is projected to move towards Haiti, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands throughout the week. There is also a possibility that Beryl could make landfall in Mexico by Friday.

While most computer models suggest Beryl will steer clear of US offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico, there remains a slight chance that the storm could pose a threat to the region later in the week.

A tropical depression has emerged in the Bay of Campeche near Tuxpan, Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. It could strengthen into Tropical Storm Chris overnight before making landfall.

Forecasters are concerned because Hurricane Beryl formed unusually early in an area of the Atlantic Ocean between the Caribbean and the Cabo Verde Islands in June.

This region, known as the main development region, typically does not become active until late August. The early activity, fueled by warm water and favorable conditions, raises concerns about potential future hurricanes. The hurricane center is already monitoring another potential storm near Cabo Verde, which could be the next system of the season after Beryl.

Before the official start of the six-month hurricane season on June 1, forecasters anticipated that the Atlantic could experience over 20 storms, compared to an average of 14 in a typical year.

According to Phil Klotzbach, a hurricane researcher at Colorado State University, Hurricane Beryl’s formation in June marks the furthest east a hurricane has developed during this month. Beryl will also be only the third major storm to track through the Caribbean before August since records began in 1851.

Beryl has broken records previously set in 1933, the fourth most active year in the Atlantic, which also saw the highest energy release, and in 2005, the second busiest year for storms after 2020.

Phil Klotzbach commented that these records being broken so early in the season are concerning indicators for what may lie ahead in the upcoming hurricane season.