Experts warn of impacts to Texas as Hurricane Beryl heads toward Yucatan Peninsula: Live updates

Hurricane Beryl is currently a Category 2 storm and will bring “life-threatening” storm conditions to the Yucatan Peninsula overnight, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan said. Said This afternoon.

The storm is expected to hit Texas by early Monday morning.

“We expect Beryl to turn further northwestward and re-intensify in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches the coasts of northeast Mexico and south Texas,” Brennan said. “We expect it to reach or near hurricane strength by Monday morning, and we expect it to make landfall somewhere in that vicinity.”

Nearby residents should closely monitor weather forecasts and remain vigilant for dangerous water conditions along the Gulf Coast over the weekend.

The United Nations will contribute $4 million to aid efforts in Jamaica, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by Hurricane Beryl. BBC I will report.

The United Nations said earlier this week that officials from Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were working closely with local leaders to help with recovery efforts.

“So far, Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have reported that several hundred people are in shelters,” a UN spokesman said.

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to “show solidarity” with all Caribbean countries in the path of Hurricane Beryl, a spokesman said.

The National Weather Service (NWS) earlier announced that Hurricane Beryl, currently a Category 2 storm, is expected to make landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula within the next few hours.

“Damaging winds, dangerous storm surges and flooding rainfall are expected,” the NWS said.

The storm will head toward the Gulf Coast over the weekend, bringing dangerous rip currents, and forecasters say the hurricane will likely hit South Texas early next week.

Googlebox favourites Julie and Tom Malone have revealed they are stranded in Jamaica as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall.

The Channel 4 couple had planned to soak up some sun and relax after jetting off to Jamaica for a summer holiday, but instead found themselves caught in a Category 4 hurricane.

Earlier this week, Beryl battered Jamaica, bringing life-threatening heavy rain, winds up to 145 mph and a storm surge that downed power lines in Portland.

Hurricane Beryl weakened to a Category 2 storm this afternoon with maximum winds of 110 mph.

This means the storm is no longer a “major hurricane,” defined as a Category 3 or higher.

However, life-threatening storms were expected to hit several locations in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula over the next day, including popular coastal tourist destinations.

Hurricane Beryl destroyed several buildings and left 400,000 customers without power in Jamaica on Wednesday.

Jamaican authorities said several roads in the country’s interior communities were damaged by fallen trees and power poles, and some communities in the north and capital lost power.

“It’s terrible. Everything is gone. I’m scared to be in my house,” resident Amoy Wellington said. Reuters“This is a disaster.”

The storm surge is expected to gradually subside over the next few hours, but heavy rain is expected to fall in Jamaica throughout the day, causing potential flooding.

About 1,000 people were evacuated to hurricane shelters Wednesday as the now-Category 3 hurricane raged across the U.S.

Hurricane Beryl is expected to make landfall on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula within the next few days.

Hurricane Beryl battered Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week, killing at least 10 people.

At least two of the victims – one in St. George, Grenada, and the other in Hanover, Jamaica – were killed when hurricane-force winds caused trees to fall on their homes.

“It’s terrible. Everything is gone. I’m scared to be in my house,” said Amoy Wellington of St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. Reuters“This is a disaster.”

Hurricane Beryl caused widespread damage in Jamaica, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines this week.

The storm devastated the Grenadian island of Carriacou in 30 minutes on Monday and knocked out power to 400,000 customers in Jamaica on Wednesday.

Hurricane Beryl is currently a Category 2 storm and will bring “life-threatening” storm conditions to the Yucatan Peninsula overnight, National Hurricane Center Director Michael Brennan said. Said A few minutes ago.

The storm is expected to hit Texas by early Monday morning.

“We expect Beryl to turn further northwestward and re-intensify in the Gulf of Mexico as it approaches the coasts of northeast Mexico and south Texas,” Brennan said. “We expect it to reach or near hurricane strength by Monday morning, and we expect it to make landfall somewhere in that vicinity.”

Nearby residents should closely monitor weather forecasts and remain vigilant for dangerous water conditions along the Gulf Coast over the weekend.

The National Weather Service lifted the hurricane warning for the Cayman Islands as Beryl passes over the islands.

Hurricane Beryl is currently heading toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.