Friday, July 5, 2024

Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall On Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula As A 110 MPH Cat 2 Storm

From CNN's Live Updates, 7:30 am EDT:

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Hurricane-force gusts slam Mexico as Beryl makes landfall

Winds are intensifying on the Mexico coast as Hurricane Beryl roars ashore.

A weather station near Playa del Carmen recently reported a wind gust of 81 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Winds are gusting between 40 and 50 mph father north in Cancún.

Damaging winds will spread inland over more of the peninsula this morning as Beryl tracks over the region. 

And from the National Hurricane Center the latest track and intensities forecast

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