Hurricane Beryl slams Jamaica, passes near Cayman Islands as Cat 3 storm

 Hurricane Beryl slams Jamaica, passes near Cayman Islands as Cat 3 storm

Hurricane Beryl slams Jamaica, passes near Cayman Islands as Cat 3 storm, Hurricane Beryl continues on a west-northwest path in the Western Caribbean, heading toward the Yucatan Peninsula.

11 a.m. update:

Hurricane Beryl is a weakening Category 3 storm.

Maximum winds were clocked at 115 mph.

Beryl is expected to bring hurricane conditions to the Yucatan Peninsula starting Thursday night.

Original story:

Hurricane Beryl has weakened slightly.

Beryl remained a Category 3 storm as of 8 a.m. Thursday, with maximum winds at 120 mph.

On Wednesday, Beryl caused extensive damage to parts of Jamaica with winds as high as 140 mph.

Jamaican officials said the impacts could continue with additional flooding and mudslides.

The storm has claimed at least seven lives to date in the Caribbean.

Meteorologist Kassandra Crimi said Beryl should continue to weaken as it passes near the Cayman Islands Thursday and toward the Yucatán Peninsula this weekend.

Early next week, the Texas-Mexico coastline will likely see some impacts from Beryl, possibly as a Cat 1 storm.

Channel 9′s team of meteorologists continues to monitor Hurricane Beryl’s path and will provide updates on air and right here at WFTV.com.

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