Beryl is expected to hit or pass close to Jamaica about mid-day Wednesday as a Category 4 or Category 3 hurricane.
Hurricane Beryl is the earliest Category 5 storm ever that’s now moving toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.It’s been downgraded to a Category 4 storm, but people in its path are bracing for the effects. Dallas resident Kiplin Batchelor is checking on family back in Jamacia, including his sister, Karleene Sutherland, as Hurricane Beryl beats its way through the Caribbean waters."It's a big one. We're pretty nervous," admitted Sutherland.
I think the majority of the country has bought into this whole preparedness thing.""Even if it doesn’t directly make landfall on the island, the core of destructive winds could still impact the island and bring possibly the worst impact seen on the island since Hurricane Dean in 2007 or Hurricane Ivan in 2004," Federico said."The supermarket shelves are empty.
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