A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher, with winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph).
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite image taken at 3:10am GMT shows tropical storm Beryl, lower center right, as it strengthens over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday, June 29, 2024. The storm could strengthen into the year's first hurricane before it reaches the Caribbean Sea early next week.
Beryl’s center is forecast to pass about 26 miles south of Barbados, said Sabu Best, director of the island’s meteorological service’s director.On Saturday, Beryl was about 820 miles east-southeast of Barbados, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph . It was moving west at 23 mph . “It’s the season. You can get a storm any time,” he said. “I’m always prepared. I always have enough food in my house.”is likely to be well above average, with between 17 and 25 named storms. The forecast calls for as many as 13 hurricanes and four major hurricanes.An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, seven of them hurricanes and three major hurricanes.
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