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Hurricane Category 1, Beryl, is heading to the Lesser Antilles and could reach Martinique and Guadeloupe this weekend. This is the first hurricane of the season.
The first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season has been formed in the Caribbean Sea and is moving towards the Lesser Antilles but at this stage no has been put in place, said Friday the National Hurricane Center (NHC), based in Miami.
Hurricane Beryl was in category 1 on the scale of Saffir-Simpson, which has 5, with wind speeds of up to 130 km / h, according to the latest NHC information point at 15:00 GMT
"Beryl strengthened a little. It is now expected to remain hurricane closer to the Lesser Antilles " still more than 1,600 kilometers away from him, said the source, saying it was moving 24 km / westward.
06/07/18 at 05h. #Beryl is now a cat hurricane. 1 moving west. The system should continue to strengthen today and weaken from tomorrow. Beryl is located 1800 km southeast of La Mque, and will cross the arc in the night from Sunday to Monday. pic.twitter.com/lDsLFg55DE
– ATV Martinique (@atvweb) 6 July 2018
It should touch Martinique and Guadeloupe
This hurricane "compact" ] should continue to strengthen in the coming days and reach the Lesser Antilles during the weekend and then go up the chain formed by these islands Sunday evening or Monday.
Hurricane surveillance could be activated this Friday evening for some islands. At this point, the forecast sees Beryl touching Dominica, between Martinique and Guadeloupe.
According to the NHC, it should remain hurricane to the vicinity of the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
The hurricane season began
In early June, storm Alberto caused deadly floods back to the United States. It had opened the hurricane season in the Atlantic with a week in advance.
This 2018 season could count ten to sixteen tropical storms, announced in May the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). Among them, five to nine could turn into hurricanes.
And among these, one to four could exceed category 3 (so-called major hurricanes, with winds greater than 178 km / h.)
Between August and In September 2017, the three powerful hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria killed hundreds of people and caused billions of dollars in damage in the Caribbean and the southeastern United States.
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