Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a Category 4 as it nears the Caribbean, as government officials told people to take shelter.
Hurricane warnings were in effect for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.into a powerful Category 4 storm as it approaches the southeast Caribbean, which began shutting down Sunday amid urgent pleads from government officials for people to take shelter.
Hurricane Ivan in 2004 was the last strongest hurricane to hit the southeast Caribbean, causing catastrophic damage in Grenada as a Category 3 storm.Beryl was located about 420 miles east-southeast of Barbados. It was a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph and was moving west at 21 mph . It was expected to pass just south of Barbados early Monday and then head into the Caribbean Sea as a major hurricane on a path toward Jamaica.
In addition, if Beryl reaches a Category 3, it would only be the third storm to do so in the Caribbean prior to August; Dennis and Emily both did so in July of 2005, according to Klotzbach. Mottley said all businesses should close by Sunday evening and warned the airport would close by nighttime.
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