Hurricane Beryl, a historic Category 5 storm, hit Carriacou Island with 150-mph winds before being captured by a saildrone 100 nautical miles south of Puerto Rico. Images show significant damage from the storm’s landfall.
Hurricane Beryl, a historic Category 5 storm, made landfall on Carriacou Island with 150-mph winds on Monday morning. On Tuesday, a saildrone captured dramatic footage of the hurricane’s northern edge 100 nautical miles south of Puerto Rico, encountering 25-foot waves and 61-mph gusts. The drone, named SD-1041 and operated by Saildrone Inc., is part of a fleet gathering hurricane data in partnership with federal meteorologists.
Beryl, noted for its 165-mph peak winds, holds the record as the strongest July Atlantic hurricane. After impacting Carriacou, the storm, with 155-mph sustained winds, was churning south of the Dominican Republic. Future projections suggest potential impacts ranging from Mexico to Florida’s Panhandle, contingent on various atmospheric conditions.
Images and footage from Carriacou reveal significant damage from the storm’s landfall.
