--- title: Hurricane Beryl: Here Is the Storm's Expected Path description: A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Texas. canonical: https://time.com/6994279/here-is-the-path-powerful-hurricane-beryl-is-expected-to-take/ author: Anna Gordon article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-07-01T16:49:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-01-19T16:32:30.000Z article:section: Climate og:title: Texas Braces For Potential Hit by Beryl og:description: A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Texas. og:url: https://time.com/6994279/here-is-the-path-powerful-hurricane-beryl-is-expected-to-take/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bb314f8a71998a0/698a585186f68e938e6f54b6/Hurricane-Beryl-path-04.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Hurricane Beryl makes its way to the Caribbean's Windward Islands og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Texas Braces For Potential Hit by Beryl twitter:description: A hurricane watch has been issued for part of Texas. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6bb314f8a71998a0/698a585186f68e938e6f54b6/Hurricane-Beryl-path-04.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here Is the Path 'Dangerous' Hurricane Beryl Is Expected to Take ## Video: Beryl Makes Landfall as Category 4 Hurricane on Island Near Grenada [Watch (HLS stream): Beryl Makes Landfall as Category 4 Hurricane on Island Near Grenada](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/KuLdSEhh.m3u8) (0:41)  _Published 2024-07-01. Hurricane Beryl, a Category 4 storm, was making its way through the South Eastern portion of the Caribbean as of Monday afternoon. The hurricane reached Grenada's Carriacou Island on Monday morning where it brought winds of 150 miles per hour._ by [Anna Gordon](https://time.com/author/anna-gordon/), [Armani Syed](https://time.com/author/armani-syed/) and [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/) Updated: Jan 19, 2026 4:32 PM UTCPublished: Jul 1, 2024 4:49 PM UTC  Hurricane Beryl makes its way to the Caribbean's Windward Islands, in a composite image from the NOAA. Hurricane Beryl makes its way to the Caribbean's Windward Islands, in a composite image from the NOAA.NOAA/Reuters by [Anna Gordon](https://time.com/author/anna-gordon/), [Armani Syed](https://time.com/author/armani-syed/) and [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/) Updated: Jan 19, 2026 4:32 PM UTCPublished: Jul 1, 2024 4:49 PM UTC Beryl is currently gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters as the Texas coast prepares for the storm’s landfall late Sunday. A hurricane watch is in effect for the Texas coast from the mouth of the Rio Grande northward to San Luis Pass, with tropical storm conditions beginning Sunday night, [according to the National Hurricane Center.](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2+shtml/061147.shtml) The storm has left at least 11 people dead across the Caribbean islands, [according to The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-beryl-texas-mexico-44213c236b068d561b95255445d82de7). Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick—who is acting Texas Governor while Greg Abbott is out of the country leading an [economic development mission in Asia](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-to-lead-economic-development-mission-to-taiwan-south-korea-japan)—issued a [severe weather disaster declaration for 40 counties](https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-provides-update-on-state-response-to-hurricane-beryl) in the state. “Everyone along the coast should be paying attention to this storm.” [Patrick said in a press briefing on Friday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzKU1xybzT0) “We hope and pray for nothing more than a rain event…but we prepare the state for the worst case scenario”  National Hurricane Center The storm passed through the Cayman Islands on Thursday, and the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico on Friday. **Read More:** [_See the Destructive Impact of Hurricane Beryl in Photos_](https://time.com/6994896/hurricane-beryl-impact-damage-photos/) It made landfall Friday morning in Tulum as a Category 2 hurricane, downing trees and poles. Beryl lost considerable strength over the Yucatán Peninsula, and was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm unloading heavy rain and gusty winds. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm will likely re-strengthen into a hurricane as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico.  A man screws a board onto the window of a shop in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 30, 2024. Chandan Khanna—AFP/Getty Images On Wednesday, the storm pummeled the Southern coast of Jamaica, where it [left thousands of people without electricity](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/03/weather/hurricane-beryl). The city of Kingston recorded wind speeds of nearly 50 m.p.h. for 12 hours straight [between 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday and 1 a.m. local time on Thursday](https://edition.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-beryl-storm-07-04-24/index.html). Beryl set records when it developed into a Category 5 hurricane earlier in the week. Its high wind speeds are indicative of an exceptionally aggressive start to the Atlantic hurricane season this year, which usually peaks between the months of August and October. **Read More:** [_Why Beryl’s ‘Unprecedented’ Timing Is a Sign of Climate Change’s Impact on Extreme Weather_](https://time.com/6994715/hurricane-beryl-extreme-weather-climate-change/) The hurricane has caused devastation while plowing through the Caribbean. “In half an hour, Carriacou was flattened,” Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell said on Monday, as Beryl sustained winds of 150 m.p.h. 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