Tropical Storm Barry (2007)

**Tropical Storm Barry** was a tropical cyclone that grew quickly. It made landfall in 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 and moved toward the northeast, reaching top wind speeds of 60&nbsp;mph (95&nbsp;km/h). It then weakened and first reached land 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 an even bigger storm.

Rain from Barry in the Cuban province of Pinar del Río hurt four people and damaged 55&nbsp;houses. In Florida, Barry caused heavy rain in an area that had been in a drought. Floods 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 . 
## History
On May 29, a weather system in the Yucatán Peninsula created a small area of thunderstorms over the Yucatán Channel. The thunderstorms got stronger near the weather system. By May 30, clouds from the area reached from Nicaragua to the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. 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, and slowly gained strength. More thunderstorms formed near the center, and the system became a tropical depression.

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. 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&nbsp;miles (375&nbsp;km) to the west of Key West, Florida. Barry moved quickly towards the north. The center of the system then  in length, and it began to weaken. At 1400&nbsp;UTC on June 2, Barry made landfall near Tampa, Florida while it was at tropical depression status. As Barry moved , it weakened more. Later that day, the National Hurricane Center said that Barry had died out over northeastern Florida. What was left of Barry continued to move northeast. On June 3, it moved onto shore again, this time in South Carolina. Late on June 4, the extratropical system entered New England. 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. 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. A tornado watch was sent out for the southern part of the state, but it was removed after the storm lost strength.

After Barry became an extratropical cyclone, National Weather Service offices sent out flood watches for parts of: southeast Pennsylvania, northern Delaware, northern New Jersey, east-central New York, southern New England. 
A wind advisory was sent out for parts of Georgia.
## Impact
### Florida
Barry caused heavy rain in Florida. The heaviest rain was 6.99&nbsp;inches (178&nbsp;mm) at Palm Beach International Airport. Other areas reported over 3&nbsp;inches (75&nbsp;mm) of rain. In Brevard County, the rain caused a large , a hole in the ground, to open in the middle of a road. Other roads were flooded. On Interstate 95, near Lake Worth, another sinkhole closed two lanes of traffic. Wet slippery 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  because of the weather.

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

Barry caused high winds in Florida, which reached 47&nbsp;mph (76&nbsp;km/h), near the southeastern coastline of the state. The winds knocked down trees and caused power failures. In Carrolwood, one person was injured when a tree crashed onto their house. It also caused some minor flooding, and in Savannah, there were a few minor car accidents. Winds blew down some trees and power lines. Heavy rain from the storm moved across much of the East Coast of the United States.

The remains of Barry caused strong winds along the Atlantic coast. They reached 60&nbsp;mph (97&nbsp;km/h) near Charleston, South Carolina. In southeastern Virginia, the storm caused over 60&nbsp;traffic accidents. Ten people were injured in them. High seas off Cape Fear left a sailboat with three people needing rescue from the Coast Guard.

Rain went north into the Mid-Atlantic States and New England, with 4.50&nbsp;inches (113&nbsp;mm) at Absecon, New Jersey, 3.91&nbsp;inches (99&nbsp;mm)  near Central Park, New York, and 3.19&nbsp;inches (81&nbsp;mm) at Taunton, Massachusetts. Flash floods were seen in southeast New York, and high wind gusts caused some damage to trees. In New Jersey, winds pushing over land caused high tides and minor coastal flooding.

#### Tornadoes
## Related pages
*2007 Atlantic hurricane season
*List of tropical cyclone names
* List of hurricanes in Florida
* List of hurricanes in Connecticut

## References
## Other websites
*HPC rainfall page for Barry 
*NHC Tropical Cyclone Report for Barry
*Weather Discussions Storm Archive