The U.S. Embassy has issued a warning for Americans along the path of Hurricane Beryl.
A notice from the Embassy urged U.S. citizens or visitors to Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to closely monitor weather conditions.
“We advise U.S. citizens to monitor local and regional emergency management organizations for updates on the situation and for information on emergency preparedness, including the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency: http://www.cdema.org/.”
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Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of 2024 in the Atlanta, is currently a powerful Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph. It’s expected to track deeper into the Caribbean where it could bring wind or flooding to parts of Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It is also expected to hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula before traveling into the southern Gulf of Mexico, likely as a tropical storm.
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Hurricane warnings are in effect for Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands, Grenada and Tobago with other Caribbean spots under a tropical storm watch.
U.S. citizens were also advised to keep emergency numbers handy if they are in the following locations:
- Anguilla – 911
- Antigua and Barbuda – 911
- Barbados – 211
- British Virgin Islands – 999 or 911
- Dominica – 911
- French West Indies (Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Barthelemy) – 17
- Grenada – 911
- Montserrat – 999 or 911
- St. Lucia – 999 or 911
- St. Kitts and Nevis – 911
- St. Martin – 911
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 999 or 911
