Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Caribbean island of Carriacou on Monday, producing "life-threatening conditions" including disastrous winds, according to US trackers, after the storm strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm.

Hurricane Beryl made landfall Monday on Carriacou Island as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm. Beryl made landfall Monday on Carriacou Island as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph winds. It is currently located 35 miles east of Grenada.

FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills takes a look at the historic Category 4 Hurricane Beryl after it made landfall on Carriacou Island in the Caribbean. It became the earliest Cat 4 on record and carries strong maximum sustained winds into the Windward Islands.

Hurricane Beryl on Monday was approaching the Windward Islands as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph.

Hurricane Beryl, now a Category 4 storm, is heading toward the Caribbean. See the projected path of the storm as it makes landfall.

Beryl is expected to slam the Lesser Antilles islands with potential “life-threatening” impact, but residents and tourists were cautiously optimistic Sunday.

A map shows that Hurricane Beryl winds will hit the Windward Islands by Monday morning, according to the newest storm update from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Beryl strengthened into a hurricane on Saturday,

Monitor Hurricane Beryl as it treks across the Caribbean and see which regions could be impacted. The storm will not impact Florida or the East Coast.

El huracán Beryl avanzaba hacia el sureste del Caribe la madrugada del lunes como una peligrosa tormenta de categoría 3, tras convertirse en la tormenta más temprana que alcanza la categoría 4 en el Atlántico,