Hurricane Beryl strengthens to Category 5, causes devastation in Caribbean

Hurricane Beryl strengthened to a Category 5 storm, causing devastation in the southeast Caribbean. It made landfall on Carriacou in Grenada as the earliest Category 4 storm in the Atlantic. One fatality was reported, with significant damage on Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Beryl reached 165 mph winds and was moving west-northwest towards Jamaica and Mexico. The 2024 hurricane season is predicted to be above average, with up to 25 named storms.