'Almost whole island homeless' in Hurricane Beryl's wake
27 points by llllllllew 2 days ago | 7 comments
  • adolph 2 days 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.

    https://theeyewall.com/

    • seanhunter 2 days 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      I think that article is a bit out of date.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.

      • stetrain 2 days 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.

        • windexh8er 2 days ago |
          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 2 days ago |
            That makes sense. I’m on the North of the island and it’s not even raining any more (for the time being).
      • vundercind 2 days ago |
        15-minute-old radar images show only the leading rain bands over Jamaica, storm proper still at sea and headed toward the island.
      • adolph 2 days ago |
        Glad that you and yourn are safe and well! Here’s hoping the Yucatán and eventually Starbase fares as well.