Hurricanes

Hurricane Beryl struck the Texas coast early Monday near Matagorda as a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. The state issued a disaster declaration for 121 Texas counties in anticipation of the storm. The Texas Division of Emergency Management also increased the readiness level of the State Emergency Operations Center. Boats, search and rescue personnel, and other resources have been prepared for deployment.

Beryl made landfall near Matagorda as a Category 1 storm with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph. After moving across the Gulf of Mexico as a tropical storm, Beryl regained hurricane strength shortly before moving onto the Texas coast.

Hurricane Beryl strengthened into the season's first Category 5 storm. The hurricane's winds reached 160 mph late Monday. Forecasters said strength fluctuations were expected over the next few days. Satellite images from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere show Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday evening moving across the Caribbean Sea toward Jamaica.

The Category 4 hurricane bearing down on Jamaica is producing stunning images from brave pilots flying right into the eye of the storm.

Hurricane Beryl has officially made landfall, slamming into Carriacou Island in Grenada. At the time of landfall, it was a high-end Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds. It's now the earliest Category 4 hurricane on record in the Atlantic hurricane season. FOX's Max Gorden has the latest.

Hurricane season is officially here. Tropical storm Alberto formed Wednesday morning in the Gulf of Mexico. It's the first named storm of what is expected to be a very busy hurricane season. According to the National Hurricane Center, the storm has sustained winds of 40 mph. It's expected to bring heavy rain and coastal flooding to the Texas Gulf Coast. The center of the storm is not expected to make landfall in the U.S.