 From NPR News, this is All Things Considered. I'm Elsa Chang. And I'm Ari Shapiro. Hurricane Beryl tore through the Windward Islands and the Southeast Caribbean Sea today, and it continues to sweep north and west. The Category 4 storm is the strongest on record this early in the Atlantic hurricane season. Communities across the Caribbean are bracing themselves for what meteorologists warn could be potentially catastrophic damage. Emily Green is tracking the hurricane for NPR from her base in Mexico City. Hi, Emily.