Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to intensify into a hurricane before making landfall in Texas on Sunday night, according to the National Typhoon Center. The devastating storm was downgraded from a Division 5 hurricane to a Division 4 on Tuesday afternoon before landfall. in Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon. Once a Division 2 hurricane, Beryl headed toward the Cayman Islands on Thursday and reached Mexico on Friday before briefly weakening. As of the 2 p.m. advisory, NHC said Beryl is forecast to bring damaging hurricane-force winds across parts of Texas. The weather forecast suggests Beryl could turn into a Division 1 hurricane Sunday night or Monday morning. According to the NHC, Tropical Storm Beryl has maximum winds of 70 mph and a minimum central strength of 987 mb. Surge threat Sunday night and Monday, Padre Island is at risk of life-threatening storm surge from the northern front of the coastline nationwide to Prime Island, including Corpus Christi Bay, Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay. A hurricane threat may be in effect from Baffin Bay to Sargent. The NHC said the storm needed to be managed before Beryl made landfall. EXTRA: Remaining tropical storm in between, hurricane watches and warnings The south coast of Jamaica, where Kingston is located, bore the brunt of Beryl on Wednesday, with coastal water levels rising as much as six or nine feet above standard wave levels in some gardens. Subsequently, the Cayman Islands experienced some devastation on Thursday near Beryl, just south of it. Deaths were reported, killing at least 11 people in the Caribbean region as Beryl made its way around the region. Three people were reported killed in Grenada and Carriacou. Every second in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials said. Two separate deaths were reported in northern Venezuela, where five people were missing, officials said. About 25,000 people in that area also suffered from the heavy haze of Beryl. One death in Grenada was caused by a tree falling in an area, Kerryn James, order minister, told The Associated Press. Carriacou and Petite Martinique faced it, he said. The greatest loss occurred in Carriacou, with a decline in the ranking of homes and businesses. Grenada Prime Minister Deacon Mitchell said Tuesday that there was negative energy, roads were impassable, and the potential rise in the death toll "remains a grim reality." First landfall The National Typhoon Center said Beryl first made landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday morning as a Division 4 typhoon. Typhoon Beryl initially developed as 95-L and was upgraded to an extreme tropical typhoon before Friday afternoon. Instead of remaining in the storm. Similar: Typhoon Kidcast: What is a Typhoon? And additional answers to children's questionsRelated: Surviving the Season | 2024 Typhoon Special RELATED: WESH 2 Typhoon Survival Information 2024 >> The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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<strong class="dateline">Orlando, Florida -</strong> <p>Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to intensify into a hurricane before making landfall in Texas on Sunday night, according to the National Typhoon Center.
The devastating storm was downgraded from a Division 5 hurricane to a Division 4 on Tuesday afternoon before hitting Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon.
As a Division 2 hurricane, Beryl headed toward the Cayman Islands on Thursday and made landfall in Mexico on Friday before briefly weakening.
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As of its 2 p.m. advisory, the NHC said Beryl is forecast to bring damaging hurricane-force winds across parts of Texas.
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The untouched style suggests Beryl could turn into a Division 1 hurricane on Sunday night or Monday morning.
According to the NHC, Tropical Storm Beryl has maximum winds of 70 mph and a minimum central strength of 987 mb.
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wave warnings
On Sunday evening and Monday, Padre Island is at risk of life-threatening storm surge from the northern front of the coastline nationwide to Prime Island, including Corpus Christi Bay, Matagorda Bay and Galveston Bay.
There may be a hurricane threat from Baffin Bay to Sargent.
The NHC said the storm needed to be managed before Beryl made landfall.
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Jamaica’s south coast, where Kingston is located, bore the brunt of Beryl on Wednesday, with coastal H2O levels rising to six or nine feet above standard wave levels in some gardens. Subsequently, the Cayman Islands experienced some destruction just south of Beryl on Thursday.
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deaths reported
At least 11 people have died after Beryl came closest to hitting the area in the Caribbean.
Three people were reported dead in Grenada and Carriacou and another in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials said. Two separate deaths were reported in northern Venezuela, where five people were missing, officials said. About 25,000 people in that area were additionally afflicted by Beryl’s massive fog.
One person died in Grenada when a tree fell in an area, Order Minister Kerryn James informed the concerned press.
He said Carriacou and Petite Martinique were hardest hit, with homes and companies in Carriacou losing their ranking.
Grenada Prime Minister Deacon Mitchell said Tuesday that there was negative energy, roads were impassable and the potential rise in the death toll “remains a grim reality.”
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The National Typhoon Center said Beryl first made landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday morning as a Division 4 hurricane.
Typhoon Beryl initially developed as 95-L and was upgraded to a tropical storm extreme on Friday afternoon before being downgraded into a hurricane.
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