Barbados, located east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, although not part of the chain of islands mentioned above, is usually grouped with the Windward Islands. Trinidad and Tobago, geographically an extension of South America, are often considered the southern end of the Windward Islands.

At least seven people are dead after Hurricane Beryl slammed the Windward Islands Monday with winds up to 150 mph, heavy rainfall and dangerous storm surge flooding. By Wednesday, the hardest-hit islands were just starting to get a true grasp of the devastation.

Hurricane Beryl continues to strengthen as it pounds the Windward Islands as data from the National Hurricane Center shows the Category 4 hurricane is carrying 150 max sustained winds on Monday. [...]