ATLANTA — Hurricane Beryl is now forecast to reach the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane before moving near Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
Severe Weather Team 2 is tracking Hurricane Beryl and the areas it will impact, on Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m..
Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Katie Walls said Beryl officially became a hurricane just before 5 a.m. Friday.
#Beryl is small but mighty! The Cat. 1 hurricane has hurricane-force winds extending up to 10 miles from the storm's center, smaller than Cobb County is wide! Because of its size, outside influence from shear, dry air, etc is limited. pic.twitter.com/9Pi4lI1JaS
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) July 6, 2018
It is not currently expected to impact the United States.
#Beryl's hurricane force winds extend just 10 miles from its center, small but mighty! It is forecast to weaken to tropical storm-strength before impacting the Lesser Antilles Sunday-Monday, then dissipate over the eastern Caribbean. No threat to U.S. pic.twitter.com/VsUl92PclH
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) July 6, 2018
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