Will Hurricane Beryl impact Pensacola? Category 5 storm's path forecast
Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday as a Category 4 storm on Grenada's Carriacou Island, packing 150 mph wind.
Now hitting wind speeds of 165 mph, Beryl is a Category 5 storm as of Tuesday morning.
Hurricane Beryl formed Friday night, according to the National Hurricane Center, and it became a hurricane late Saturday afternoon, ramping up to a Category 4 storm Sunday.
Named storms this early in the season are rare, especially major hurricanes. AccuWeather said seven named storms have formed in the Atlantic before July 4. According to Weather Underground, there have been only four hurricanes that have reached Category 3 status (111-129 mph sustained winds) before the end of June.
Should Pensacola residents be worried? AccuWeather forecasters currently don't expect any impact to the U.S. but if high pressure across the Southeast weakens, Beryl could impact the Gulf Coast.
Here's what the latest spaghetti models say:
Spaghetti models for Hurricane Beryl
Special note about spaghetti models: Illustrations include an array of forecast tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center uses only the top four or five highest performing models to help make its forecasts.
Hurricane Beryl path tracker
Where is Hurricane Beryl? National Hurricane Center forecast cone
Current weather advisories across Florida
Hurricane Beryl projected wind speeds
12 hours: 145 mph
24 hours: 140 mph
36 hours: 125 mph
48 hours: 120 mph
60 hours: 115 mph
72 hours: 110 mph
96 hours: 100 mph
120 hours: 70 mph inland
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Hurricane Beryl projected path, spaghetti models, storm track
