Winds from Hurricane Beryl whip palm trees in Mexico's tourist hotspots following landfall

The National Hurricane Center said Beryl regained peak winds of 115 mph Thursday evening, ranking the storm back to a Category 3 major hurricane status as it bears down on Cancun and Cozumel.

CANCUN, Mexico – Hurricane Beryl made landfall along Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Friday morning, briefly strengthening before moving onshore as a powerful Category 2 hurricane with sustained winds at 110 mph.

The storm came ashore just northeast of Tulum at 6:05 a.m. ET, according to the National Hurricane Center. It had briefly regained major hurricane status late Thursday night with a burst of energy that pushed wind speeds up to 115 mph before the front edge of the storm began reaching land Friday morning.

The worst of the storm lashed popular Mexican resort towns like Cancun, Cozumel and Playa del Carmen. This comes after Beryl devastated parts of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on Wednesday and Thursday.

Eyewitness video captured in Cancun showed trees blowing in the wind and rain.

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The NHC warned that storm surge could raise water levels up to 4-6 feet above ground level along the eastern shores of the Yucatán Peninsula accompanied by large and destructive waves. Torrential rains could measure 4-6 inches of accumulations with isolated areas of 10 inch rainfall totals. 

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Already, Cancun airport has canceled 100 flights, according to Quintana Roo Gov. Mara Lazama. State and country officials have urged those in the path of Beryl to seek shelter and remain there through the night.

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The Cayman Islands gave the all-clear following the passage of Hurricane Beryl on Thursday, with no reports of injuries to residents or visitors on any of its three islands. 

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