Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 season, is passing by Jamaica as a monstrous Category 4 storm. >> Track Hurricane BerylSign up for our NewslettersBeryl, originally a Category 5 hurricane,

Jamaica’s cruise ports — Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, and Falmouth — also reopened for passenger ships. Beryl made landfall in Tulum, Mexico, early Friday morning as a stronger-than-expected Category 2 hurricane, but that strength quickly bled out as it sped across the Yucatan Peninsula.

Wind-whipped rain pounded the island for hours as residents heeded authorities’ all to shelter until the storm had passed.