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By Anna Skinner
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A storm chaser has shared video of Carriacou after the Caribbean island was "flattened" by Hurricane Beryl on Monday.
Beryl strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday, becoming June's easternmost major hurricane in the Atlantic. The storm underwent rapid intensification and became a Category 4 hurricane as soon as its wind speeds reached 130 miles per hour. The system temporarily weakened to a Category 3 before strengthening again, with maximum winds documented at 150 mph when it made landfall in the Windward Islands on Monday morning.
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Since Monday, Beryl has continued to strengthen and is now categorized as a Category 5, with maximum sustained wind speeds of 160 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
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The video shared by AccuWeather on X (formerly Twitter) shows the breadth of devastation caused by the extremely dangerous storm. Impacts were so severe that Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said the storm "flattened" Carriacou, which is part of Grenada, in only half an hour.
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"Drone video captured by storm chaser @bclemms shows scenes of devastation on the island of Carriacou after Hurricane Beryl slammed into the coast as a Category 4 storm," AccuWeather wrote with video, which shows roofs ripped from buildings, roads covered in debris and decimated trees.
The New York Times reported that four people have been killed by the storm, with the deaths occurring in Grenada, Carriacou and the Caribbean nation St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The devastation has weather experts warning residents in the storm's path to be on their guard. Spaghetti models, or computer models illustrating potential storm paths, show the storm reaching Jamaica by Wednesday afternoon as a Category 3 hurricane.
AccuWeather lead hurricane forecaster Alex DaSilva told Newsweek that the damage on Carriacou was "catastrophic" and that Beryl was the strongest storm to ever hit that area. He added that images are limited because there's no power on the island.
DaSilva said similar damage can be expected for Jamaica, as well as catastrophic storm surge, as the hurricane is expected to make landfall near Kingston. Heavy, widespread rain of 4 to 8 inches is forecast across Jamaica, with some regions expecting more than a foot of rain, which can contribute to mudslides.
DaSilva said this is the earliest Category 5 hurricane to ever occur in the Atlantic basin. The previous record was held by Hurricane Emily, which reached Category 5 status on July 16, 2005.
The current forecast path projects that Beryl will move through the Cayman Islands and make landfall south of Cancún, Mexico, as a Category 1 hurricane, then move into the Bay of Campeche, where it is expected to weaken to a tropical storm. Although no devastating impacts are forecast for the U.S., some models anticipate heavy rain and strong winds in southern and southeastern Texas and potentially the Louisiana coast by this weekend.
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