The names were retired because they were so deadly. Hurricane Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record. It slammed into the Caribbean as a Category 4 hurricane on July 1 in Grenada.

It was a Category 1 hurricane when it made landfall along the Gulf Coast in Matagorda County. The storm previously was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin.

Say goodbye to Beryl, Helene and Milton. The World Meteorological Committee officially retired the names from the list of hurricane names "because of the death and destruction these storms caused ...

Tropical tracker: Timeline of storms in the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin. The storm caused widespread devastation in ...

Additionally, while over open water, Beryl became the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin on July 2, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph. Helene and Milton were much ...

There is a 1% chance that the hurricane will be considered major (Category 3, 4 or 5). The early Accuweather forecast predicts the Gulf Coast and the Carolinas are at the highest risk for direct ...

Hurricane Beryl was the earliest Atlantic basin Category 5 hurricane on record. It caused 64 deaths. Hurricane Milton was reported to have caused 15 direct deaths; 12 in Florida and three in Mexico.

The reason a sixth hurricane category doesn't exist is because it isn't needed. A Category 5 hurricane is generally so strong, the amount of damage caused would be nearly indistinguishable from a ...

Weather alerts via text: Sign up to get updates about current storms and weather events by location Beryl was the earliest Category 5 hurricane on record in the Atlantic basin and had a major ...