Tropical Depression Barry Main Thread

[cycloneye]

02/1145 UTC 26.7N 83.3W T1.5/1.5 BARRY -- Atlantic Ocean

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/positions.html

SSD for the first time has T Numbers for Barry.

[JonathanBelles]

That map has to be wrong, I do not have TS force winds.

[caneman]

Winds are picking up. Should get higher as system moves onshore and East.

[TampaFl]

That map has to be wrong, I do not have TS force winds.

It is just a general idea of the general wind field. Does not mean every one is expericening these winds. remember this info is based on the recon flights that say tropical storm force winds extend 90 miles north & east of the center. (see NHC latest adv. @ 8:00am) Hope this helps.

[NDG]

By what I'm seeing by the recon flight, Barry still has tropical charecteristics, strongest winds just SE from the center, near 50 mph at surface I would say.

[tbstorm]

Is it just me or does that look like a bow echo moving onshore S. Pinellas, Skyway

[caneman]

yes it does. We were warned about that by Dick Fletcher. Keep an eye out for possible tornadoes around St. Pete Beach.

[NDG]

Is it just me or does that look like a bow echo moving onshore S. Pinellas, Skyway

yes, it is a bow echo.

[JonathanBelles]

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
FLC103-021400-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
832 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
TARPON SPRINGS.
SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH.
SAINT PETERSBURG.
SEMINOLE.
PINELLAS PARK.
PALM HARBOR.
LARGO.
DUNEDIN.
CLEARWATER.


* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT

* AT 825 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR FROM JUST EAST OF TARPON
SPRINGS TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PETERSBURG. THE BAND WAS
MOVING VERY SLOWLY EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS HAS ALLOWED
THUNDERSTORMS TO TRAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PINELLAS COUNTY FOR THE PAST HOUR. HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER
SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY BY 9 AM...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF PINELLAS COUNTY THROUGH 10 AM. THIS WILL
CREATE RAINFALL TOTALS THIS MORNING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS!

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR STREAMS. IF NEARING A
FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE TO HIGHER TERRAIN.

DON`T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN!

&&

LAT...LON 2809 8284 2810 8281 2815 8279 2816 8266
2796 8265 2794 8270 2791 8264 2779 8259
2777 8262 2773 8261 2771 8269 2773 8272
2769 8275 2775 8277 2784 8286

$$

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[caneman]

4 inches of standing water in yard with some areas as much as 5"

[JonathanBelles]

Newspapers floating down the street. Heavy rain and gusts to TS force

[Laser3003]

heavy rain and strong winds

[O Town]

Looks like you guys in Tampa are finally getting your storm.
Your good for another 20 years or so.

[caneman]

We get many of these. Frances, Jeanne, Gordon, Gabrielle, etc.................... Problem is that most people here don't know anything more than a 70 mph storms. Most I went thru here was Hurricane Elena and then evacuated right into Hurricane Charley. Problem is that most people here don't know the difference between a strong TS and a 100-130 mph Hurricane. And there is a big difference. When you go thru you know it.

[JonathanBelles]

Waterspout near Egmont key and the Skyway

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

This is the WORST FLOODING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN
MY BACKYARD FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS ive been in FL.
The front yard is underwater, the streets are flooded,
the water from the pool has overflowed
and is 1 inch from flooding the House Room by
the pool. This is a VERY BAD FLOODING SITUATION!!!!

[O Town]

I was just teasing caneman. Alot of people seem to think you guys are due for the 'big one' and I was just being a smarty pants.

[caneman]

This is the WORST FLOODING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN
MY BACKYARD FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS ive been in FL.
The front yard is underwater, the streets are flooded,
the water from the pool has overflowed
and is 1 inch from flooding the House Room by
the pool. This is a VERY BAD FLOODING SITUATION!!!!

Hope you aren't on or near water. Snell Isle etc... Another 3-5 storm surge once storm moves in.

[cycloneye]

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
832 AM EDT SAT JUN 2 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
PINELLAS COUNTY IN FLORIDA.

LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
TARPON SPRINGS.
SAINT PETERSBURG BEACH.
SAINT PETERSBURG.
SEMINOLE.
PINELLAS PARK.
PALM HARBOR.
LARGO.
DUNEDIN.
CLEARWATER.


* UNTIL 1000 AM EDT

* AT 825 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH
RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR FROM JUST EAST OF TARPON
SPRINGS TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAINT PETERSBURG. THE BAND WAS
MOVING VERY SLOWLY EAST AT 5 TO 10 MPH. THIS HAS ALLOWED
THUNDERSTORMS TO TRAIN ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
PINELLAS COUNTY FOR THE PAST HOUR. HEAVY RAIN WILL SPREAD OVER
SOUTHERN PINELLAS COUNTY BY 9 AM...AND HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF PINELLAS COUNTY THROUGH 10 AM. THIS WILL
CREATE RAINFALL TOTALS THIS MORNING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
INTERSECTIONS. POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE MOST AT RISK. DO NOT DRIVE
THROUGH FLOODED ROADS!

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS OR STREAMS. IF NEARING A
FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE TO HIGHER TERRAIN.

DON`T BECOME A STATISTIC. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN!

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

This is the WORST FLOODING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN
MY BACKYARD FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS ive been in FL.
The front yard is underwater, the streets are flooded,
the water from the pool has overflowed
and is 1 inch from flooding the House Room by
the pool. This is a VERY BAD FLOODING SITUATION!!!!

Hope you aren't on or near water. Snell Isle etc... Another 3-5 storm surge once storm moves in.

I am near the water of tampa bay...the canal "pond" has risen about
a foot already just due to the rain. This is going to be a bad flood.