Above: Latest coverageBeryl, now a tropical storm, left a destructive path across the Caribbean but new tracks show the storm approaching Texas soon.The dangerous storm was downgraded from a Category 5 hurricane to a Category 4 on Tuesday afternoon before slamming into Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon.Once a Category 2 storm, Beryl moved past the Cayman Islands on Thursday and made landfall in Mexico on Friday before quickly weakening.Latest advisoryIn its 2 a.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center said Beryl is now projected to make landfall in Texas by late Sunday.Tropical Storm Beryl holds maximum winds of 60 mph and a minimum central pressure of 995 mb, according to the NHC. Portions of the lower and middle Texas coast could be faced with damaging hurricane-force winds and even life-threatening storm surges. The latest models show that Beryl can intensify into a Category 1 hurricane late Sunday before making its way to Texas.>> Click here to track Tropical Storm Beryl Deaths reportedAt least 11 people were killed in the Caribbean after Beryl made its way across the territory.Three people were reported killed in Grenada and Carriacou and another in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials said. Two other deaths were reported in northern Venezuela, where five people are missing, officials said. Some 25,000 people in that area were also affected by heavy rainfall from Beryl.One fatality in Grenada occurred after a tree fell on a house, Kerryne James, the environment minister, told The Associated Press.She said Carriacou and Petit Martinique sustained the greatest damage, with scores of homes and businesses flattened in Carriacou.Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said Tuesday there was no power, roads were impassable, and the possible rise of the death toll “remains a grim reality.”Current threatsOn Sunday night and Monday, there is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation from the north entrance of Padre Island National Seashore to High Island, including Corpus Christi Bay, Matagorda Bay, and Galveston Bay.A Hurricane Warning is also in effect from Baffin Bay to Sargent. More: Difference between tropical storm, hurricane watch and warning Jamaica’s southern coast, where Kingston is located, bore the brunt of Beryl on Wednesday, with coastal water levels rising to 6 or 9 feet above normal tide levels in some areas. After that, the Cayman Islands experienced some destruction after Beryl passed just south of it on Thursday.First landfallBeryl first made landfall in the Windward Islands late Monday morning as a Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.Hurricane Beryl initially developed as Invest 95-L and was later upgraded to a tropical storm last Friday afternoon before strengthening into a hurricane.Related: Hurricane KidCast: What’s a hurricane? And more answers to kids’ questionsRelated: Surviving the Season | 2024 Hurricane Special fromRelated: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2024>> The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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Beryl, now a tropical storm, left a destructive path across the Caribbean but new tracks show the storm approaching Texas soon.
The dangerous storm was downgraded from a Category 5 hurricane to a Category 4 on Tuesday afternoon before slamming into Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon.
Once a Category 2 storm, Beryl moved past the Cayman Islands on Thursday and made landfall in Mexico on Friday before quickly weakening.
Latest advisory
In its 2 a.m. advisory, the National Hurricane Center said Beryl is now projected to make landfall in Texas by late Sunday.
Tropical Storm Beryl holds maximum winds of 60 mph and a minimum central pressure of 995 mb, according to the NHC.
Portions of the lower and middle Texas coast could be faced with damaging hurricane-force winds and even life-threatening storm surges.
The latest models show that Beryl can intensify into a Category 1 hurricane late Sunday before making its way to Texas.
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Deaths reported
At least 11 people were killed in the Caribbean after Beryl made its way across the territory.
Three people were reported killed in Grenada and Carriacou and another in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials said. Two other deaths were reported in northern Venezuela, where five people are missing, officials said. Some 25,000 people in that area were also affected by heavy rainfall from Beryl.
One fatality in Grenada occurred after a tree fell on a house, Kerryne James, the environment minister, told The Associated Press.
She said Carriacou and Petit Martinique sustained the greatest damage, with scores of homes and businesses flattened in Carriacou.
Grenada’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said Tuesday there was no power, roads were impassable, and the possible rise of the death toll “remains a grim reality.”
Current threats
On Sunday night and Monday, there is a danger of life-threatening storm surge inundation from the north entrance of Padre Island National Seashore to High Island, including Corpus Christi Bay, Matagorda Bay, and Galveston Bay.
A Hurricane Warning is also in effect from Baffin Bay to Sargent.
More: Difference between tropical storm, hurricane watch and warning
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Jamaica’s southern coast, where Kingston is located, bore the brunt of Beryl on Wednesday, with coastal water levels rising to 6 or 9 feet above normal tide levels in some areas. After that, the Cayman Islands experienced some destruction after Beryl passed just south of it on Thursday.
First landfall
Beryl first made landfall in the Windward Islands late Monday morning as a Category 4 storm, the National Hurricane Center said.
Hurricane Beryl initially developed as Invest 95-L and was later upgraded to a tropical storm last Friday afternoon before strengthening into a hurricane.
Related: Hurricane KidCast: What’s a hurricane? And more answers to kids’ questions
Related: Surviving the Season | 2024 Hurricane Special from
Related: WESH 2 Hurricane Survival Guide 2024
>> The Associated Press contributed to this story.
