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HURRICANE BERYL CAUSED SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO CDEMA PARTICIPATING STATES IN THE NORTH-WESTERN CARIBBEAN
LOCATION OF HURRICANE BERYL AS AT 8:00PM (AST), 4th JULY 2024:
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- ABOUT180MIOR295KMESEOF TULUM MEXICO
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- MAX SUSTAINED WINDS, 110 MPH OR 175 KM/H
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- PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H
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- MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB...28.77 INCHES
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- TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...COAST OF BELIZE FROM SOUTH OF CHETUMAL TO BELIZE CITY
(Source: National Hurricane Centre)
SITUATION OVERVIEW:
Beryl, originating as a tropical depression, underwent a rapid intensification on June 30th, making it the earliest major hurricane in the Atlantic. The cyclone swiftly moved westward, posing an immediate threat to several islands in the Eastern Caribbean. Beryl's journey across the Eastern Caribbean was marked by its strength, reaching Category 3 to Category 4 with maximum sustained winds between 130 and 150 MPH.
Hurricane Beryl impacted nine (9) CDEMA Participating States: Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada and its dependents, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. Beryl is on track to potentially impact a 10th, Belize. Three (3) of the four (4) sub-regions were impacted by Major Hurricane Beryl.
The impact on Grenada and its dependents and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was significant, prompting a level 2 response support from the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM). Assessments are ongoing to determine the level of response to Haiti, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.