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Hurricane Beryl

By John Arndt | July 6, 2018 | Atlantic |

The 2018 hurricane season has just begun, and there already appears to be a significant hurricane heading to the West Indies. On its current projected course, Hurricane Beryl is headed for Dominica, which was devastated last fall by Hurricane Maria. The storm is still several hundred miles away.

Hurricane Beryl looks ominous, but hopefully won’t pack the punch of last year’s storms. 

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Course and wind speed could change but, right now, people are preparing for the storm, which would arrive sometime on Sunday. Once it passes, Beryl is projected to head toward Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, which are also still recovering from last year’s storms.

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