'Rapidly strengthening' major hurricane forms in the first of the season - here's where it'll hit
Hurricane Beryl grew on Saturday and is expected with wind speeds at 80mphIt is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges starting Sunday night
A 'rapidly strengthening' major hurricane has formed in the Atlantic Ocean - marking the first such storm of the season.
Hurricane Beryl intensified quickly into a major hurricane and is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges to the Windward Islands - including Grenada, St. Vincent, St. Lucia and Dominica - starting Sunday night, the National Hurricane Center announced Saturday.
Hurricane watches and warnings are already in effect for those areas, as the hurricane barrels towards the islands with wind speeds of up to 80mph, according to Backpirch Weather, which called the rapidly growing storm 'unreal.'
By Monday night and into Tuesday, the hurricane may bring one to four inches of rain to southeastern Puerto Rico.
Hurricane Beryl has formed in the Atlantic Ocean - marking the first hurricane of the season
It is expected to slam into the Windward Islands starting Sunday night
As of Saturday night, Beryl's center was about 720 miles southeast of Barbados, meteorologist James Spann posted on X.
This is a developing story.