Hurricane Beryl becomes Category 5 storm

Hurricane Beryl becomes Category 5 storm

Hurricane Beryl becomes Category 5 storm

Tropical Storm Beryl 02L approaching New England. Tropical Storm Beryl 02L approaching New England. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Hurricane Beryl is now at Category 5 strength after weakening slightly as it heads towards the Caribbean.

According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Beryl has maximum sustained winds of 160 miles-per-hour and is moving west-northwest at 20 miles-per-hour.

Forecasters say Beryl is expected to remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane as it moves through the Windward Islands into the southeastern Caribbean, with hurricane conditions possible in Jamaica by Wednesday.

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