 The director of the US National Hurricane Centre in Miami, Michael Brennan, said Hurricane Beryl could be potentially catastrophic, especially as the eye of the storm passes over the Windward Islands, including St Vincent and the Grenadines. Hurricane Beryl is the second-named storm of the hurricane season, which experts are predicting is likely to be particularly busy and intense this year. Beryl is believed to be the earliest named Category 4 storm on record, as the hurricane season has started uncommonly early.