Tropical Storm Barry (2007)

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Tropical Storm Barry
Tropical storm (SSHWS/NWS)
Tropical Storm Barry
FormedJune 1, 2007
DissipatedJune 2, 2007
Highest winds1-minute sustained: 60 mph (95 km/h)
Lowest pressure997 mbar (hPa); 29.44 inHg
Fatalities1 direct, 2 indirect
DamageMinimal
Areas affectedEl Salvador, western Cuba, Florida, East Coast of the United States
Part of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season

Tropical Storm Barry was a tropical cyclone that grew quickly. It made landfall on Florida in early June 2007. It was the second Atlantic named storm of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico. It moved toward the northeast, and reached top wind speeds of 60 mph (95 km/h). It then weakened and made landfall near Tampa Bay, Florida. Barry quickly weakened after wind shear blew away most of the thunderstorms. Barry moved up the East Coast of the United States and by June 5, it was taken over by a bigger storm.

Rain from Barry in the province of Pinar del Río, Cuba, hurt three people and damaged 55 houses.[1] In Florida, Barry caused heavy rain in an area that had been in drought. Flooding and wet roads killed two people in traffic accidents. Rough seas killed one surfer in Pinellas County, Florida. In Florida and Georgia, the rain helped firefighters fight bad wildfires. Damage from the storm was minor.

Storm history

Storm path

On May 29, a weather system in the Yucatán Peninsula created a small area of thunderstorms over the Yucatán Channel.[2] The thunderstorms got stronger near the weather system. By May 30, clouds from the area reached from Nicaragua to the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.[3] Another weather system, called a tropical wave, created a storm on May 30. The next day, a cyclone formed inside the system. The storm moved towards the north-northeast,[4] and slowly gained strength.[5] More thunderstorms formed near the center, and the system became a tropical depression.[4] A tropical depression is a type of storm.

The depression developed an area of squalls (sudden, violent storms with wind and rain). A Hurricane Hunters airplane flew into the area to collect information about the cyclone.[6] At the beginning, the tropical depression looked to be both a tropical and subtropical cyclone. On June 1, the National Hurricane Center named the storm Tropical Storm Barry. Barry was now 235 miles (375 km) to the west of Key West, Florida.[7] Barry moved quickly towards the north.[7] On June 2, it reached its strongest with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h).[4]

After Barry reached its highest strength, strong wind shear removed most of the thunderstorms from the tropical cyclone.[8] The center of the system then increased in length, and it began to weaken. At 1400 UTC on June 2, Barry made landfall near Tampa, Florida while it was at tropical depression status.[9] As Barry moved inland, it weakened more. Later that day, the National Hurricane Center said that Barry had died out over northeastern Florida.[10] What was left of Barry continued to move northeast. On June 3, it moved onto shore again, this time in South Carolina.[11] Late on June 4, the extratropical system entered New England.[12] Late on June 5, what was left of the cyclone was taken over by a larger weather system, near the border of the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of Quebec.[4]

Preparations

When Barry was named as a tropical storm, the National Hurricane Center sent out a tropical storm warning for the west coast of Florida from Bonita Beach through Keaton Beach. Also, a tropical storm watch was issued from Keaton Beach, northward to Saint Marks.[13] An inland tropical storm warning was also sent out for inland parts of Charlotte, Citrus, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, and Sumter counties. The storm increased the risk of rip currents, so officials told swimmers to stay out of the water until the storm left the area.[14] A tornado watch was sent out for the southern part of the state, but it was removed after the storm lost strength.[15]

After becoming an extratropical cyclone, National Weather Service offices sent out flood watches for parts of:[11] South Carolina, eastern North Carolina, southeastern Virginia, and southeastern Maryland. Flood watches were also sent out for:[16] southeast Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, northern New Jersey, east-central New York, southern New England. A wind advisory was sent out for parts of Georgia.[17]

Impact

A map showing the guessed rain from Barry

Florida

Barry caused heavy rain in Florida, the most rain being 6.99 inches (178 mm) at Palm Beach International Airport. Other areas reported over 3 inches (75 mm) of rain.[11] The rain helped to get rid of drought conditions.[15] It also helped in fighting bad wildfires across the state.[18] In Brevard County, the rain caused a large sinkhole, a hole in the ground, to open in the middle of a road. Other roads were flooded.[19] On Interstate 95, near Lake Worth, another sinkhole closed two lanes of traffic.[20] Wet roads caused many traffic accidents in the state. In Brevard and Volusia counties, drivers were killed in traffic accidents. On Interstate 4, a tractor trailer crashed into a guardrail because of the weather.[21]

The storm caused stormy seas along the coastline of Florida, with a storm surge of 4.78 feet (1.46 m) at Clearwater Beach. The waves caused minor beach erosion. The high surge also caused minor flooding on many roads near Tampa Bay.[22][23] At Indian Shores, a woman died after being injured by the high seas.[22]

Barry caused high winds in Florida, which reached 47 mph (76 km/h), near the southeastern coastline of the state.[24] The winds knocked down trees and caused power failures.[25] In Carrolwood, one person was injured when a tree crashed onto their house.[22] The storm created at least two tornadoes, including some that damaged fences and power lines. One possible tornado in Goulds, Florida left about 2,000 people without power.[15]

Rest of the country

Rainfall totals by state[26]
Location inch mm
West Palm Beach, Florida 6.99 178
Mount Vernon, Georgia 8.00 203
Near Hardeeville, South Carolina 6.12 156
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina 3.73 94.7
Pennington Gap, Virginia 3.75 95.3
Frostburg, Maryland 1.70 43.2
Dover, Delaware 1.54 39.1
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1.66 42.2
Absecon, New Jersey 4.50 114
Central Park, New York 3.91 99.3
Berlin, Connecticut 2.90 73.7
Taunton, Massachusetts 3.19 81.0
Burrillville, Rhode Island 3.10 78.7
Newmarket, New Hampshire 2.75 69.9
Saco, Maine 2.64 67.1

Tornadoes

List of confirmed tornadoes – June 1, 2007
"Rating"
Location
County
Location
Time (UTC)
Path length
Damage
Florida
EF0 East-northeast of Sugarloaf Key Monroe 24°40′N 81°31′W / 24.66°N 81.52°W / 24.66; -81.52 1655 0.6 miles (1.0 km) Brief touchdown, a 30-foot ficus tree was downed and caused minor damage to two homes. Caused $20,000 in damages.
EF1 Cutler Bay area Miami-Dade 25°34′N 80°21′W / 25.57°N 80.35°W / 25.57; -80.35 0145 3.9 miles (6.3 km) A few large trees were uprooted and several large limbs broken off, along with roof and fence damage to homes. Caused $20,000 in damages.
Sources:

NCDC Tornado database files

Other pages

References

  1. ↑ EFE (2007). "La tormenta tropical "Barry" baña con sus lluvias a Cuba" (in Spanish). Cuba Debate. Retrieved 2007-06-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ Waddington (2007). "May 29 Tropical Weather Discussion". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  3. ↑ John Cangialosi (2007). "May 30 Tropical Weather Discussion". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Lixion Avila (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Tropical Cyclone Report" (PDF). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-22.
  5. ↑ John Cangialosi (2007). "May 31 Tropical Weather Discussion (2)". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  6. ↑ Avila (2007). "June 1 Tropical Weather Outlook". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Avila (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Discussion One". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  8. ↑ Avila (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Discussion Two". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  9. ↑ Avila & Proenza (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Discussion Four". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  10. ↑ Avila (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Discussion Five". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Rubin-Oster (2007). "Public Advisory Number 7 for Remnants of Barry". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  12. ↑ Fracasso (2007). "Public Advisory Number 13 for Remnants of Barry". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  13. ↑ Avila (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Public Advisory One-A". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2007-09-25.
  14. ↑ Ruskin, FL National Weather Service (2007). "Tropical Storm Local Statement". Retrieved 2007-06-01.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Martin Merzer (2007). "Barry weakens but drenches South Florida". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2007-06-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  16. ↑ Kong (2007). "Public Advisory Number 9 for Remnants of Barry". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  17. ↑ "Tropical Storm Barry Event Report for Georgia". National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
  18. ↑ First Coast News (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Helps Out Wildfires". Retrieved 2007-06-03.
  19. ↑ Susanne Cervenka (2007). "Barry brings precious gift of rain". Florida Today. Retrieved 2007-06-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ↑ Kimberly Miller (2007). "Welcome rains carve sinkholes in I-95". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 2007-06-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ↑ WFTV-9 (2007). "Barry Downgraded After Soaking Central Florida". Retrieved 2007-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 McMichael (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry Post Tropical Cyclone Report". Ruskin, Florida National Weather Service. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
  23. ↑ Fox13 (2007). "Barry leaves his calling card". Retrieved 2007-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ↑ Associated Press (2007). "Tropical Storm Barry brings rain to Florida". Retrieved 2007-06-02.
  25. ↑ Tiffany Pakkala (2007). "Barry dumps 5 inches (130 mm) of rain on area". The St. Augustine Record. Retrieved 2007-06-03. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ↑ Fracasso (2007). "Public Advisory Number 14 for Remnants of Barry". Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Retrieved 2007-06-03.

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