Tracking the Tropics: Beryl strengthens to a hurricane

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Beryl has become the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

This is the farthest east a hurricane has formed in the month of June in the tropical Atlantic since 1966.

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It’s expected to become a major hurricane Monday morning before crossing over the Windward Islands.

Barbados is now under a hurricane warning It will cross over the islands near Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines.

This is a heads up if you or your family or friends have travel planned to the Caribbean.

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Long-range forecasts keep Beryl south and away from Florida. Those forecasts move it toward the Yucatan peninsula and then the Southern Gulf before moving over central Mexico.

Your best resource for all things tropics is Talking the Tropics with Mike updated every day.

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