Hurricane Beryl is now a Category 4, downgraded from a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane by the National Hurricane Center — the first ever to reach that strength in the Atlantic during the month of July.

       While forecasts indicate that Beryl is weakening, the hurricane is still expected to bring “devastating hurricane-force winds, life-threatening storm surge and damaging waves” to Jamaica on Wednesday, according to the National Hurricane Center. Heavy rainfall is expected in Jamaica and southern Haiti which may cause “life threatening flash flooding and mudslides.”