Meteorologist Brenda Cantú
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Meteorologist Brenda Cantú
@brendacantutv
NBC/Telemundo 40

#Milton's pressure has fallen to 897 hPa - the lowest pressure in an Atlantic #hurricane since Wilma in 2005 (882 hPa).



#Hurricane #Beryl continues to strengthen and how has max winds of 155 mph - the earliest Atlantic calendar year hurricane this strong on record. The only other July hurricane with max winds 155+ mph is Hurricane Emily (2005), which topped out as a Cat. 5 with 160 mph winds.

#Hurricane Beryl currently has max winds of 150 mph. Since 2000, the eastern Caribbean (8-20°N, 75-60°W) has had six other 150+ mph #hurricanes: Ivan (2004), Dean (2007), Felix (2007), Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), Maria (2017).

11PM AST Jun 29: #Beryl continues to rapidly intensify. Beryl is expected to be a dangerous major hurricane when it reaches the Windward Islands late Sunday night or Monday, bringing destructive hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge. For more info visit hurricanes.gov

Tropical Depression #Two Advisory 1: Tropical Depression Forms Over the Central Tropical Atlantic. Expected to Strengthen to a Hurricane as it Approaches The Windward Islands. hurricanes.gov

#DYK: @NOAA uses uncrewed systems such as saildrones, gliders, & dropsondes to collect data from areas within tropical cyclones that are too dangerous for researchers to go themselves. Learn how data collected by these systems are used: research.noaa.gov/2023/06/28/noa… #Hurricanes101

Updated seasonal #hurricane forecast from @ColoradoStateU maintains prediction for very active season: 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and 5 major hurricanes. Extremely warm tropical Atlantic and likely #LaNina are the primary reasons. tropical.colostate.edu/Forecast/2024-…

Brownsville broke another record today! 🥵



Atlantic seasonal #hurricane forecast from @ColoradoStateU calls for very active season: 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes & 5 major hurricanes. Extremely warm tropical Atlantic and likely #LaNina are the primary reasons. tropical.colostate.edu/Forecast/2024-…





