Tropical Depression Barry Main Thread

[Windtalker1]

This is definitely a tropical storm, regardless of what Dvorak says...

I agree....all the action is to the east of this storm....Tornado Watch till 8am now for all south Florida ....gonna be a long night

[sponger]

I guess we will skip the this seasons a dud routine.

[Bane]

i sure hope we get the 3-6 inches here in wilmington. we're over 9 inches in the hole for the year. this one storm could give us as much rain as we have seen all year.

[JonathanBelles]

Well, Channel 12/25 in Jax is either on crack, or just wanting to be different.

They have a path that hits around Tampa and follows I4 to Daytona.

I wish!

[cpdaman]

appears to be picking up steam a bit and heading NE again

even though it may not matter much since precip shield is out ahead of the center by about 100 miles to the east and 50 miles north of the center

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.ph ... 1&loop=yes

looks like it is starting to strengthen again as it re-accelerates back to the NE ( guess it took a nap for a couple hours) and the total relative shear lessens again

WATCH THIS storm i think barry has another surprise overnite

p.s rain "cup" now over 2.2 inches in west boca

and barry now appears to be due west of KEY BISCANE and DUE south of tallahassee next stop SARASOTA

jet is moving NNE but trough is sliding EAST at same time thus pushing it east as it moves NE/NNE giving a net motion about 50 degrees

[TampaFl]

From Crownweather.com

[chadtm80]

http://skeetobiteweather.com/picservice.asp?t=z&m=02

[CrazyC83]

This is definitely a tropical storm, regardless of what Dvorak says...

I agree....all the action is to the east of this storm....Tornado Watch till 8am now for all south Florida ....gonna be a long night

The NOAA weather radio might be a good thing to sleep with tonight. I think tornadoes have the most damage potential (even though I can't see them being any more than an EF1), as the winds and rain shouldn't do too much damage.

[Aquawind]

[web]http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0327.html[/web]

[Windtalker1]

This is definitely a tropical storm, regardless of what Dvorak says...

I agree....all the action is to the east of this storm....Tornado Watch till 8am now for all south Florida ....gonna be a long night

The NOAA weather radio might be a good thing to sleep with tonight. I think tornadoes have the most damage potential (even though I can't see them being any more than an EF1), as the winds and rain shouldn't do too much damage.

Got it on as I type

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

The rain has been picking up...
Not windy...a bit breezy but no
strong winds
Beneficial rains

[JonathanBelles]

I just turned mine on!

[shannon]

When looking at the satelite images, for me, I am having a hard time figuring out which "blob" I am supposed to look at. They all look pretty nasty.

[Opal storm]

You guys down there in central/southern FL stay safe tonight. I know these tropical storms at night can be scary especially with the tornados and severe weather.

[srainhoutx]

Tornado Warning for Marathon in the Middle Keys

[Windtalker1]

Look at whats coming up from Cuba....could be a nasty night here in South Florida

http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/radar.ph ... 1&loop=yes

[Cookiely]

WHY DOES THIS SAY HURRICANE???
I have a birthday party at noon tomorrow at the Aquarium. Shouldn't be too crowded

Hurricane Local Statement

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-021345-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1135 PM EDT FRI JUN 1 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BONITA BEACH IN LEE
COUNTY TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER IN LEVY COUNTY...

...NEW INFORMATION...
NONE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BONITA BEACH TO
KEATON BEACH...WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF LEVY...
CITRUS...HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...MANATEE...
SARASOTA...DESOTO...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NON COASTAL
AND NON TIDAL AREAS OF LEVY...CITRUS...HERNANDO...SUMTER...
PASCO...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...SARASOTA...
HARDEE...DESOTO...HIGHLANDS...CHARLOTTE AND LEE COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BARRY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR ABOUT 230 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF FORT MYERS. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
TAMPA. BARRY HAS BEEN DRIFTING NORTHEAST DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS
AND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH SOON. A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. NOW IS THE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...WHICH COULD KNOCK DOWN
TREES AND POWER LINES ALONG WITH BLOWING AROUND ANY LOOSE OBJECTS.
RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS THAT COULD BE
PICKED UP BY THE WINDS. LISTEN TO THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT ABOUT PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS IN YOUR AREA. CHECK OUR
LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT
TROPICAL STORM PREPAREDNESS.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE...
THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK SUGGESTS THAT WINDS WILL BE OFFSHORE
AHEAD OF THE STORM TONIGHT THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST AS IT
PASSES DURING SATURDAY. THIS COULD INCREASE TIDES 3 TO 5 FEET
ABOVE NORMAL SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA NORTHWARD
AND 1 TO 3 FEET SOUTH OF TAMPA BAY.

...WINDS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS
WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AS BARRY MOVES NORTH WITH SOME GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST DURING SATURDAY FROM AROUND
THE TAMPA BAY AREA NORTHWARD.

...INLAND FLOODING...
A STEADY RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOME EMBEDDED HEAVIER
SHOWERS.

TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING IS EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN
3 AND 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED PEAK AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES
POSSIBLE MAINLY FROM TAMPA BAY SOUTHWARD.

...TORNADOES...
THE PRIMARY AREA FOR TORNADO DEVELOPMENT IN TROPICAL SYSTEMS IS
THE RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT OF THE STORM. AS BARRY MOVES
NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...THAT PART OF THE
STORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THEREFORE INCREASING THE TORNADO THREAT
FOR THE AREA. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THE THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AND RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE WATER UNTIL THE
STORM PASSES SUNDAY.

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM BARRY IS NOT EXPECTED TO INTENSITY VERY MUCH AS IT
MOVES NORTH ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. THEREFORE...THE MAIN THREAT FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN NEAR THE COAST FROM THE TAMPA BAY AREA
NORTHWARD.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 530 AM SATURDAY.

$$

PRC

[shannon]

windtalker1, thats exactly my thoughts. I keep telling myself to go to bed, but I can't leave the computer. When my toddlers wake me up at the crack of dawn......

[JonathanBelles]

windtalker1, thats exactly my thoughts. I keep telling myself to go to bed, but I can't leave the computer. When my toddlers wake me up at the crack of dawn......

same here lol

[CrazyC83]

They are always called Hurricane Local Statements in NWS terms, whether it is a hurricane, a tropical storm, a tropical depression, a subtropical storm or a non-tropical system with tropical potential.