A significant hurricane is considered Division 3 or above, with winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). On Saturday night, Beryl was a Division 1 typhoon, marking the farthest eastward typhoon formed in the tropical Atlantic in June, breaking a record set in 1933, according to Colorado Ordinance College typhoon researcher Philip Klotzbach. Gave.
A hurricane ultimatum was once issued for Barbados, Saint Lucia, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. A tropical storm ultimatum was once posted for Martinique and Tobago and a tropical storm was on the lookout for Dominica.
“It is surprising to see a major (Category 3+) hurricane forecast anywhere in the Atlantic in June, let alone the Far East in the deep tropics. #beryl “Late June is being rushed into the warmest waters ever recorded,” Florida-based typhoon expert Michael Lowery posted on X.
The heart of Beryl was forecast to pass about 26 miles (45 kilometers) south of Barbados, said Sabu Absolute Best, director of the island’s meteorological provider. Forecasters are expecting the storm to move across the Caribbean toward Jamaica and eventually Mexico.
On Saturday night, Beryl was targeted about 660 miles (1060 kilometers) east-southeast of Barbados with peak winds of 80 mph (130 kph). It was moving west at a speed of 22 mph (35 kph).
“Rapid strengthening is now forecast,” the Miami-based US National Hurricane Center said.
Atmospheric science researcher Tomer Berg said Beryl was a tropical depression with winds of 35 mph on Friday.
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According to Miami College of Tropical Meteorology researcher Brian McNoldy, warm water was fueling Beryl, with marine heat content in the deep Atlantic being the highest on record this week of the year.
According to Klotzbach, Beryl is the most powerful tropical storm of June documented, some distance to the east within the tropical Atlantic.
“We are on full alert and we need to take every possible precaution for ourselves, for our families and for our neighbours,” Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley said in a population address Saturday night. Sunday night time. “We don’t want to put anyone’s life at risk.”
He said thousands of people are in Barbados Twenty20 International Cup Cricket Ultimate, India Republic defeated South Africa in the capital of Bridgetown on Saturday. This is considered the biggest match of cricket.
Some fanatics, like Dr. Shashank Musku, 33, who lives in Pittsburgh, were quick to modify their flights to ease ahead of the storm.
Musku said via telephone that he had never experienced a hurricane: “I’m not planning on getting involved either.”
He and his wife, who were supporters of the Republic of India, learned about Beryl from a taxi driver who discussed the storm.
Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said in a population address Saturday that shelters would be accessible Sunday night and advised the public to prepare. He ordered officials to refuel government cars and urged grocery stores and fuel stations to be located ahead of the storm.
“There will be so much congestion … if you keep limited hours,” he said, apologizing earlier in the week for government disruptions to radio stations with storm updates. “Cricket lovers have to bear with us that we have to give information…it is life and death.”
Beryl is believed to be the second named storm. busy hurricane season, which runs from June 1 to November 30 within the Atlantic. Before this speed, tropical storm alberto It came ashore in northeastern Mexico with heavy rainfall, killing four people.
Lowry noted that the most named storms in June in the tropical Atlantic east of the Caribbean according to data dating back to 1851 were five, and only one of them was a hurricane. The first was the hurricane of 1933, which was the most active hurricane season on record, he said.
Mark Spence, manager of a hostel in Barbados, told on the phone that he is calm about the coming storm.
“It’s the weather. You can have a storm at any time,” he said. “I am always ready. There is always enough food in my house.”
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration estimates that the 2024 hurricane season could be well above moderate, with 17 to 25 named storms. The forecast requires 13 storms and 4 primary storms.
An average Atlantic hurricane season produces 14 named storms, of which seven are hurricanes and 3 are primary hurricanes.
Beryl was expected to drop up to six inches (15 cm) of rainfall across Barbados and surrounding islands, and waves as high as 13 feet (4 m) were in effect. Storm surges of up to seven feet (2 metres) were also predicted.
The storm is moving closer to the southeastern Caribbean, just days after the twin island of Trinidad and Tobago was hit by a major spill in the capital Port-of-Spain due to an unrelated weather match.
Caribbean leaders are concerned not only about Beryl, but also a few storms following in Beryl’s footsteps, which had a 70% chance of intensifying into a tropical depression by the mid-to-late future.
Meanwhile, a storm without name Earlier in June, more than 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rainfall fell on parts of South Florida, stranding many motorists after flooded roads and some homes in low-lying areas.
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