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Tropical Storm Beryl formed in the central Atlantic on Thursday and was beginning to strengthen
. It could become a hurricane. The National Hurricane Center announced that Beryl, the second storm of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, had strengthened relatively quickly on Thursday afternoon and had 50 mph winds.
The hurricane center said that Beryl could become a hurricane on Friday or Saturday. Hurricane force winds start at 74 mph.
From 16h. CDT On Thursday, Tropical Storm Beryl was located about 1,295 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles and was moving westward at 16 mph. It was expected that he would continue to move rapidly from the west to the northwest during the weekend.
Will Beryl be a concern for the Caribbean?
The hurricane center did not think so on Thursday afternoon. It is expected that higher level winds will become unfavorable in a few days, and Beryl is expected to weaken to a low pressure low before it reaches the Lesser Antilles.
There is a second area monitored by the hurricane center on Thursday. 19659009] A second disturbed time zone was located between the US East Coast and Bermuda on Thursday. (National Hurricane Center)
