'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake

[llllllllew]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c724x1rjlpno

[adolph]

Beryl remains a category 5 hurricane with 160 mph maximum sustained winds.

Beryl is expected to make a direct hit on Jamaica tomorrow as a major hurricane.

https://theeyewall.com/

[seanhunter → adolph]

I think that article is a bit out of date. It’s a bit rainy and windy in Jamaica but nowhere near hurricane force. It hit at 1am and was briefly very rainy but has calmed a lot since it devastated SVG and Grenada.

Source: am in Jamaica right now and my mother is sitting outside under cover reading a book.

[vundercind → seanhunter]

15-minute-old radar images show only the leading rain bands over Jamaica, storm proper still at sea and headed toward the island.

[stetrain → seanhunter]

According to NOAA the expected arrival time of tropical storm force winds in Jamaica is 8am-2pm EDT, with hurricane force winds to follow:

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov

Although it has dropped from Category 5 down to Category 4.

[windexh8er → stetrain]

Correct, at the time of writing Beryl is off the SE of Jamaica projected to hit (on the south side of the island) around 11 Eastern [0]. It will still be a Cat4 then.

[0] https://www.windy.com/-Hurricane-tracker/hurricanes/beryl

[seanhunter → windexh8er]

That makes sense. I’m on the North of the island and it’s not even raining any more (for the time being).

[adolph → seanhunter]

Glad that you and yourn are safe and well! Here’s hoping the Yucatán and eventually Starbase fares as well.