'Take action now to protect your life!' the National Hurricane Center told people in the Windward Islands on Monday morning, as landfall was imminent near the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island.
Hurricane Beryl loomed toward St. Vincent — and grew in power — as it brought threats of catastrophic winds and dangerous storm surges to the Windward Islands. The storm is seen here in a satellite image just after sunrise on Monday.The eye of Hurricane Beryl"made landfall on Carriacou Island" at 11:10 a.m. ET, bringing 150 mph winds and a dangerous storm surge to islands on the eastern edge of the Caribbean,"This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation.
Its sustained winds of 140 mph place Beryl’s in Category 4 on the Saffir-Sampson wind scale. The power of storms in that class is fierce.“There is a very high risk of injury or death to people, livestock, and pets due to flying and falling debris,” according to the NHC. “Nearly all older manufactured homes will be destroyed. A high percentage of newer manufactured homes also will be destroyed,” and poorly built homes could see all of their walls collapse.
“A life-threatening storm surge will raise water levels by as much as 6 to 9 feet above normal tide levels” close to its landfall, the NHC said. A west-northwest track is a common heading for an Atlantic hurricane. And while many storms that have hit the U.S. have eventually curved distinctly toward the north, Beryl is currently forecast to maintain a predominantly westward motion until it hits Mexico. Its current forecast track is further south than earlier predictions.
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