Hurricane Beryl seen in satellite images

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.

Latest: Hurricane Beryl makes landfall

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 begins in the U.S.

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.