Beryl was forecast to weaken slightly over the next day or two, but still be at or near major-hurricane strength when it passes near or over Jamaica on Wednesday, near the Cayman Islands on Thursday and into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Friday.
The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is forecast to be an active one, potentially 'hyper-active'. The First Alert Weather Team has the season forecast and ways that you can prepare.
By Rodney Harris, Ella Dorsey, Cutter Martin, Courteney Jacobazzi, Jennifer Valdez, Patrick Pete and Fred Campagna
Hurricane Idalia is now a major Category 4 storm as of 5 a.m. Wednesday. The storm is currently packing 130 mph winds as it bears down on the Big Bend of Florida.
By The Associated Press and DANIEL KOZIN Associated Press
Florida residents are evacuating from homes in low-lying areas along the Gulf Coast as forecasters predict that Idalia will hit the state as a major hurricane.
On Monday, Idalia was near the coast of Cuba and on a potential track to come ashore as a hurricane in the southern U.S. in the coming days, the National Hurricane Center said.