Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens in the Eastern Caribbean: Hurricane Beryl
Emergency Message for U.S. Citizens in the Eastern Caribbean: Hurricane Beryl
UPDATE as of June 30, 2024, 11:00 a.m.
U.S. citizens and nationals are strongly encouraged to register with the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) at https://step.state.gov
The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service to allow U.S. citizens and nationals traveling and living abroad to enroll their trip with the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.
Benefits of Enrolling in STEP
Receive important information from the Embassy about safety conditions in your destination country, helping you make informed decisions about your travel plans.
Help the U.S. Embassy contact you in an emergency, whether natural disaster, civil unrest, or family emergency.
Help family and friends get in touch with you in an emergency.
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The U.S. Embassy to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean alerts U.S. citizens that the United States National Hurricane Center has issued a Hurricane Warning for Barbados, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, and Tobago. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Martinique. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Dominica.
Visit: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov for the latest information on Hurricane Beryl.
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At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC) June 30, 2024, the eye of Hurricane Beryl was located near latitude 10.7 North, longitude 54.9 West. Beryl is moving toward the west near 21 mph (33 km/h). A continued quick westward to west-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days.
On the forecast track, the center of Beryl is expected to move across the Windward Islands Monday morning and across the southeastern and central Caribbean Sea late Monday through Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts. Beryl is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some additional strengthening is forecast through tonight, and Beryl is expected to become an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane before it reaches the Windward Islands.
Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km).
We advise U.S. citizens to monitor local and regional emergency management organizations for updates on the situation and for information on emergency preparedness, including the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA): http://www.cdema.org/
U.S. citizens should keep the following emergency phone numbers handy:
Anguilla – 911
Antigua and Barbuda – 911
Barbados – 211
British Virgin Islands – 999 or 911
Dominica – 911
French West Indies (Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Barthelemy) – 17
Grenada – 911
Montserrat – 999 or 911
St. Lucia – 999 or 911
St. Kitts and Nevis – 911
St. Martin – 911
St. Vincent and the Grenadines – 999 or 911
The U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown is closely monitoring this situation and strongly encourages U.S. citizens in the Eastern Caribbean to do so as well. Please share this message with other U.S. citizens who might not have received it.
The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados, can be reached during regular business hours (M-F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) by telephone at (246) 227-4000; by fax at (246) 431-0179; and by e-mail at BridgetownACS@state.gov. After hours, in case of emergency, a duty officer can be reached by calling the Embassy switchboard at (246) 227-4000 and dialing ext. 3066 to speak to the Marine Security Guard on duty. The duty officer in Grenada can be reached at (473) 407-2495.
See the State Department’s travel website for the Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (state.gov) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.
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Publish date : 2024-07-05 03:00:00
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