Rare Category 5 Hurricane This Early in the Season Set for Jamaica | EWTN News Nightly

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A hurricane warning is in effect for Jamaica as a category 5 storm rips through the open waters. Hurricane Beryl is the earliest category 5 storm to ever form in the Atlantic. Beryl has already hit Saint Vincent as well as Barbados. The hurricane is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surges to Jamaica where officials have warned locals to prepare for evacuation. Early today the storm had top winds of 160 miles-per-hour. Chair of Louisiana State University's Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences and an expert on extreme climate and weather phenomena, Dr. Jill Trepanier, joins to share what the latest advisory says about Hurricane Beryl. Dr. Jill tells us what folks in Jamaica, Mexico and Texas should expect when it makes landfall. She explains how rare it is to see a category 5 hurricane this early in the season and what the reason is. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf