The headlines concerning crazy weather are happening daily. Worst flooding, worst draught, most rain in a day, tornadoes and hurricanes too! The godless world is convinced it’s all happening because of cow farts and burning coal and gasoline. Bible readers know the earth is groaning as it waits for its redemption. All these things happening are proof of such.
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Category 5 hurricanes are somewhat of an anomaly relatively speaking in any hurricane season. However, a Category 5 hurricane on before the 4th of July is unprecedented. University of Miami hurricane expert Brian McNoldy posted, “#Beryl holds the new record for earliest Category 5 hurricane by a huge 15-day margin now.” This storm continues to break records, ravage the Caribbean region and stun scientists like me. Here’s what we can expect from the hurricane as it continues to move westward. The bottom-line up front—It’s not good, especially for Jamaica.
I am particularly concerned about the island of Jamaica, and Weather Channel senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman explained why in his post on X. His term “Septuly” is appropriate because what we are observing with Beryl is more likely in September than July. Hurricane Beryl would be the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica since Hurricane Dean (2007). According to Erdman, 16 major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher) have struck Jamaica. Erdman told me, "Every single one of those was after the month of July since the non-2005 'canes were all in August or later." By the way, we ran out of hurricane names that year.
That last statement is why I am so worried about Jamaica. It could take a direct hit or be within the “dirty” side of the eyewall where the strongest winds and storm surge are located. Many people vacation in Jamaica at this time of year and may not be familiar with this type of strong hurricane. To be clear, even experienced residents are not. This is an extreme event for which there is no reference point this early in July. Period. “Hurricane amnesia” and decision making based on outdated mental benchmarks of previous storms are always a concern for me. Let's hope increased wind shear weakens it before it approaches Jamaica.
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