See damage left by Hurricane Beryl in Barbados as it sustains Category 5 status

Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY
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After making landfall in Grenada, Hurricane Beryl jumped from a Category 4 to a Category 5 hurricane Monday night with winds increasing to 160 mph.

Hurricane Beryl is expected to bring life-threatening winds and a storm surge to Jamaica on Wednesday, and hurricane hunter aircraft have reported little change in the storm's strength over the past few hours, according to an update issued Tuesday morning from the National Hurricane Center.

Beryl tore through the Windward Islands on Monday after making landfall on Grenada’s Carriacou Island as a Category 4 storm at 11:10 a.m., according to the hurricane center. The hurricane had 150 mph winds when its eye made landfall on Carriacou.

It is forecast to remain a powerful hurricane as it continues to move across the Caribbean Sea, and areas in Belize, the Yucatan Peninsula, Cuba and the southwestern Gulf of Mexico should continue to monitor its progress, the National Hurricane Center said.

Here are the latest images from the path of Hurricane Beryl.

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Photos show damage, impact from Hurricane Beryl in Barbados

People wait in line with groceries ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, in Kingston, Jamaica, July 1, 2024.
People wait in line with groceries ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, in Kingston, Jamaica, July 1, 2024.
View of a damaged restaurant on the beach near the Richard Haynes Boardwalk after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Hastings, Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1, 2024.
View of a damaged restaurant on the beach near the Richard Haynes Boardwalk after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Hastings, Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1, 2024.
Staff from the Barbados Defence Force clear sand from the south coast's main road after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1, 2024.
Staff from the Barbados Defence Force clear sand from the south coast's main road after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1, 2024.
A boat ended up in a tree after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Oistins gardens, Christ Church, Barbados on July 1, 2024.
A boat ended up in a tree after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Oistins gardens, Christ Church, Barbados on July 1, 2024.
Damaged outdoor furniture is seen after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Oistins gardens, Christ Church, Barbados on July 1, 2024.
Damaged outdoor furniture is seen after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Oistins gardens, Christ Church, Barbados on July 1, 2024.
An uprooted tree lays on the beach after the passing of Hurricane Beryl at the Oistins Gardens, Christ Church, Barbados on July 1, 2024.
An uprooted tree lays on the beach after the passing of Hurricane Beryl at the Oistins Gardens, Christ Church, Barbados on July 1, 2024.
Waves crash into a sea wall after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago July 1, 2024.
Waves crash into a sea wall after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago July 1, 2024.
Collapsed scaffolding hangs on a building after Hurricane Beryl passed in Bridgetown, Barbados July 1, 2024.
Collapsed scaffolding hangs on a building after Hurricane Beryl passed in Bridgetown, Barbados July 1, 2024.
A woman walks through a debris filled street in the Hastings neighborhood after Hurricane Beryl passed in Bridgetown, Barbados July 1, 2024.
A woman walks through a debris filled street in the Hastings neighborhood after Hurricane Beryl passed in Bridgetown, Barbados July 1, 2024.
A fallen tree lays on the Browns Beach after after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Saint Michael, Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1, 2024.
A fallen tree lays on the Browns Beach after after the passage of Hurricane Beryl in Saint Michael, Christ Church, Barbados, on July 1, 2024.

Contributing: Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY.

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