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Tropical depression forms in Atlantic, could be Hurricane Beryl by Sunday
A tropical depression that formed in the Atlantic east of the Windward Islands could become Hurricane Beryl by Sunday as it moves westward, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 5 p.m. Friday.
The season's second tropical depression is expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl overnight Friday or early Saturday, the second named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
About 1,400 miles southeast of the Windward Islands, Tropical Depression 2 is moving west at about 21 mph. At 5 p.m. Friday, its maximum sustained winds were 35 mph, but the official forecast calls for it to be a hurricane with 100 mph winds by Sunday afternoon.
By Sunday night or Monday morning, the storm is expected to bring a risk of heavy rain, hurricane force winds and dangerous storm surge and waves to the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, the Center stated. Hurricane and tropical storm watches "will likely be required for portions of the Windward and southern Leeward Islands" on Friday night or Saturday, the Center stated.
Hurricane hunter aircraft are scheduled to be dispatched to investigate the storm on Sunday.
A tropical depression that formed in the Atlantic east of the Windward Islands could become Hurricane Beryl by Sunday as it moves westward, the National Hurricane Center said in an advisory at 5 p.m. Friday.
The season's second tropical depression is expected to become Tropical Storm Beryl overnight Friday or early Saturday, the second named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
About 1,400 miles southeast of the Windward Islands, Tropical Depression 2 is moving west at about 21 mph. At 5 p.m. Friday, its maximum sustained winds were 35 mph, but the official forecast calls for it to be a hurricane with 100 mph winds by Sunday afternoon.
By Sunday night or Monday morning, the storm is expected to bring a risk of heavy rain, hurricane force winds and dangerous storm surge and waves to the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean, the Center stated. Hurricane and tropical storm watches "will likely be required for portions of the Windward and southern Leeward Islands" on Friday night or Saturday, the Center stated.
Hurricane hunter aircraft are scheduled to be dispatched to investigate the storm on Sunday.
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