GALVESTON, Texas — Vacuums sucked the water out of the seaside inn run by Nick Gaido’s family in Galveston since 1911 as power was still spotty nearly one week after a resurgent Hurricane Beryl swept into Texas. Blue tarp covered much of the torn off roof. Gaido scheduled cleanup shifts for the hotel and restaurant … Read more
Tropical Storm Beryl sped across the Texas coast on Monday, leaving more than two million people and businesses without power in the Houston area and unleashing heavy rains that prompted dozens of high-water rescues. The fast-moving tempest threatened to carve a harsh path over several more states in coming days. Within hours after Beryl swept … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 04, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 1, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) received a stark reminder of an ill-advised vacation after warning about incoming Hurricane Beryl. The Donald Trump loyalist on Sunday shared a video from Jim McIngvale (aka “Mattress Mack”), the founder of Gallery Furniture in Houston, offering help “if things get bad” when the storm hits. “Mack is an American hero,” … Read more
Several Canadian flights have been cancelled and travel warnings are in place as hurricane Beryl barrels toward the Cayman Islands and Mexico after leaving a trail of destruction in the Caribbean islands. For Thursday, Air Canada has cancelled its flight going to Montego Bay, Jamaica, from Toronto and coming back to Pearson. Thursday’s flights to … Read more
A dangerous and extremely powerful Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday on the Caribbean island of Carriacou after becoming the earliest storm of Category 4 strength to form in the Atlantic, fueled by record warm waters. Winds up to 150 mph (240 kph), just shy of a Category 5 storm, blew off roofs, uprooted trees and … Read more
Hurricane Beryl strengthened to Category 5 status late Monday after it ripped doors, windows and roofs off homes across the southeastern Caribbean with devastating winds and storm surge fueled by the Atlantic’s record warmth. Beryl made landfall on the island of Carriacou in Grenada as the earliest Category 4 storm in the Atlantic, then late … Read more
A major hurricane is considered a Category 3 or higher. Bridgetown: Much of the southeast Caribbean was on alert Sunday as Beryl strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with forecasters warning it will swiftly become a major storm. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Beryl — currently churning in the … Read more
