After the formation of Tropical Depression Two on Friday afternoon, strengthening occurred and the tropical depression was upgraded to Tropical Storm Beryl on Friday evening.
The second tropical storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is tracking westward and forecasters say it will become a hurricane before reaching the Windward Islands.meteorologists are growing increasingly concerned that the system will become the first major hurricane in the Atlantic before reaching the Windward Islands early next week.
"The storm will continue to be steered west-northwestward across the Caribbean Sea by a large area of high pressure through the middle of next week," said DaSilva. and dry air may be inhibiting factors to the storm reaching its full potential. AccuWeather meteorologists are becoming concerned that the impact of these factors will be minimal, allowing Beryl to become a major hurricane by Monday.has been raised to a 3 for the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean with the expectation that the storm becomes a Category 3 by the time it reaches those islands.
Tropical storms and hurricanes in the central and eastern Atlantic are rare this early in the season. This area of the Atlantic, known as the main development region, does not typically spawn tropical storms and hurricanes until mid-August or later.Beryl may not be the last early season tropical storm or hurricane to form in the central or eastern Atlantic Ocean this season. AccuWeather hurricane experts are monitoring another area of potential development to the east of Beryl.
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