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

'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake(bbc.com)

27 points by llllllllew 1 year ago | 7 comments

adolph 1 year ago |

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.

seanhunter 1 year ago | |

I think that article is a bit out of date.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 1 year ago | | |

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

stetrain 1 year ago | | |

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.

adolph 1 year ago | | |

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