Weather

Tropical Storm Beryl has weakened after spending nearly a week in the Caribbean as a major hurricane. Although Beryl has weakened, the storm is expected to re-intensify into a hurricane as it heads towards Texas by the end of the weekend, the National Hurricane Center said.

Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Mexico on Friday as a strong category 2 storm. We check in with Dr. Michael Brennan of the National Hurricane Center for the latest.

Cayman Islands Governor Jane Owen and Premier Juliana O'Connor-Connolly joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to explain how the islands are dealing with Hurricane Beryl.

As Hurricane Beryl makes its way toward Jamaica, residents are gearing up to prepare for the storm. Jordan Clarke, Jamaican resident, joins LiveNOW from FOX to discuss the steps she is taking to be safe.

Hurricane Beryl sets its sights on Jamaica as a Category 4 storm after killing at least 6 people in the southeast Caribbean. To prepare, islanders in Kingston have boarded up their windows, fishermen have pulled up their boats, and workers have dismantled roadside advertising boards to protect them from expected lashing winds. ?I am encouraging all Jamaicans to take the hurricane as a serious threat,? Prime Minister Andrew Holness said in a public address Tuesday. ?It is, however, not a time to panic.? Michael Brennan with the National Hurricane Center joins LiveNOW from FOX to discuss the latest.

With Hurricane Beryl threatening the Caribbean, travel plans have been rerouted. Fox 35's Morgan Parrish joins LiveNOW from FOX to discuss the details.

As Hurricane Beryl continues to make its way closer to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, millions of people are holding their breath and rushing to complete last-minute preparations while praying for the hurricane to wobble farther south and space the region from the brunt of the historic storm.

Hurricane Beryl has grown even stronger, becoming a Category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. One person has been declared dead after the storm slammed through the Caribbean?s Windward Islands. The system reached Category 5 status late Monday with 160 mph winds as it headed west across the Caribbean Sea, making it the earliest Category 5 hurricane in recorded history. Michael Brennan, Director of the National Hurricane Center, joins Stephanie Coueignoux to discuss the latest with the catastrophic storm.

At least one person has died from a result of Hurricane Beryl hitting St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves announced there may be more fatalities. ?Hurricane Beryl, dangerous, devastating hurricane has come and has gone and it has left in its wake, immense destruction, pain, suffering, across our nation at this hour,? he said. The prime minister announced he received reports that 90% of the houses have been severely damaged or destroyed, with the island?s airport?s roof gone. Grenada Prime Minister, Dickon Mitchell, gives a briefing on the latest.

Hurricane Beryl has strengthened to Category 5 status as it crosses islands in the southeastern Caribbean.

Extreme weather gripping the upper Midwest and LiveNOW from FOX is joined by a meteorologist to break it all down.