CATASTROPHIC HURRICANE BERYL SLAMS INTO GRENADA AFTER MAKING LANDFALL IN THE CARIBBEAN: LIVE UPDATES

Key Points

• Mapped: Hurricane Beryl’s path
• Hurricane Beryl fueled by warm ocean temperatures amid climate crisis

SEE IT: Lightning flashes in Hurricane Beryl’s eye wall

Video: Hurricane Beryl brings storm surge to southern Barbados coast

Hurricane Beryl brought a dangerous storm surge — that is, a rise in sea levels — to the southern Barbados coast on Monday morning.

The Category 4 hurricane then made landfall on Carriacou Island late Monday morning, bringing 150 mph sustained winds.

Hurricane Beryl brings ‘catastrophic’ winds and ‘life-threatening’ conditions to several islands

Hurricane Beryl is bringing catastrophic winds and life-threatening storm surge to the Grenadine Islands, Carriacou Island and Grenada, the National Weather Service said.

The storm’s maximum sustained winds increased to 150 mph earlier this morning as it made landfall on Carriacou Island.

In pictures: Hurricane Beryl brings ‘life-threatening’ winds and flooding

Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Beryl making landfall

Life-threatening Hurricane Beryl seen from space as Caribbean braces for Category 4 impact

Life-threatening Hurricane Beryl seen from space as Caribbean braces for impact

Hurricane Beryl beats several records

Beryl was named the earliest-ever Category 4 hurricane as it approached the eastern Caribbean over the weekend. Hurricane Beryl is also the first major hurricane to reach this far east in the month of June.

Meanwhile, record-high ocean temperatures helped the storm grow from a tropical depression to Category 4 over the weekend.

The life-threatening storm is expected to make landfall within the next hour.

“Residents in the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island should not leave their shelter as winds will rapidly increase within the eyewall of Beryl,” the National Hurricane Center said. “Remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening conditions and do not venture out in the eye of the storm.”

Hurricane Beryl making landfall within next two hours

Hurricane Beryl is approaching the Windward Islands and will make landfall within the next hour or two, the National Hurricane Center said.

“This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation,” the National Hurricane Center posted. “Take action now to protect your life!”

Residents of the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island should stay inside as winds rapidly increase, according to the center.

Hurricane Beryl fueled by warm ocean temperatures amid climate crisis

Record-warm ocean temperatures gave Hurricane Beryl the strength to grow from a tropical depression to a Category 4 storm in a matter of days.

“Beryl is rewriting the history books in all the wrong ways,” Eric Blake, senior hurricane specialist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said.

The human-driven climate crisis plays a role in these rising temperatures. Oceans absorb more than 90 percent of excess heat produced by greenhouse gases, according to NOAA.

High ocean temperatures, in addition to fueling storms like Hurricane Beryl, can contribute to sea level rise and hurt marine life.

Ocean temperatures will likely continue to rise even if we curb greenhouse gas emissions, according to NOAA.

In pictures: Communities brace for Hurricane Beryl

Communities in the eastern Caribbean rushed to complete preparations this weekend as Hurricane Beryl grew from a tropical depression to a Category 4 in a few days.

Mapped: Hurricane Beryl’s path

Hurricane Beryl, now strengthened to Category 4, is set to bring “potentially catastrophic hurricane-force winds, a life-threatening storm surge, and damaging waves” to the Windward Islands this morning.

The hurricane is set to move west throughout the week.