Hurricane Beryl (2024)
Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2024
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Hurricane Beryl was a category 5 Atlantic hurricane. It crossed the southern Windward Islands and affected Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, and Texas in late June and early July 2024.
| Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Beryl at its strongest, over the Caribbean Sea on July 2 | |
| Formed | June 28, 2024 |
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| Dissipated | July 11, 2024 |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 165 mph (270 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 934 mbar (hPa); 27.58 inHg |
| Fatalities | 64 |
| Damage | $6.8 billion (2024 USD) |
| Areas affected | |
| Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season | |
When the storm formed near the end of June 2024, it became the strongest June hurricane on record. That beat Hurricane Audrey from 1957, the previous record holder.
The highest speed of the hurricane's winds was 165 miles per hour (266 kilometers per hour). Several people were killed by the storm. It also caused several billion United States dollars in damage.
