# @houstonpubmedia on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-07-02T21:30:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jayla Rhodes (@jayrhomedia) — https://gondola.cc/jayrhomedia

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Hurricane Beryl upgraded to a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm late Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said, as it crossed islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

A hurricane warning was in effect for Jamaica.

How dangerous is the storm?
Beryl had weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm early Monday, but meteorologists predicted it would likely gain power again after an eyewall replacement took place in that same timeframe.

What is Beryl’s expected path?
Beryl is currently forecast to maintain a predominantly westward motion until it hits Mexico. Mexico’s coastal states of Quintana Roos and Yucatan will likely feel those winds on Thursday.

Since forming in late June, Beryl is now the earliest Category 4 Atlantic storm. Near-record warm ocean temperatures in the Atlantic were cited as one reason National Weather Service forecasters have predicted an unusually active Atlantic hurricane season, with up to 25 named storms.

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