 More on this from NPR's Joe Hernandez. Hurricane warnings were in effect Sunday for Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands and several other places. Caribbean officials were urging people to prepare for extreme weather come Monday morning, including heavy rains and high winds. Not only is it early in the year for an Atlantic hurricane of this size, but Beryl is also the first ever Atlantic hurricane to reach Category 4 strength in June.