
Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, strengthened into a "very dangerous" Category 3 storm Sunday morning as it threatened the southeast Caribbean with potential life-threatening winds and storm surge, US forecasters said.
The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl -- currently churning in the Atlantic Ocean about 420 miles (675 kilometers) east of Barbados -- "continues to quickly strengthen this Sunday morning."