Barry Was First Named Storm to

Occur on June 1 Season Start
 

3 June 2007, 1:37 pm ET

The Weather Channel has posted the following at its website:

"The non-tropical low that was Barry is heading northward from the eastern Carolinas to rendezvous with the system coming out of the Midwest over southern Quebec Monday night. One-to-three-inch rains will drench much of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Rough surf, rip currents and gusty winds will make beach going and boating undesirable. South-facing beaches along the North Carolina coast will experience waves between 8 and 12 feet into tonight and south-facing New York and New England beaches will experience 10-to-15-foot waves Monday.

Barry becomes the first Atlantic Basin named tropical storm to start on June 1st and it was one of the shortest-lived named storms in the Atlantic Basin, existing for about 18 hours. Barry greatest legacy will be its beneficial heavy rains that helped to extinguish fires and reduce rainfall deficits. Some of the rain amounts have been spectacular: 6.99 inches in West Palm Beach, Florida; 8 inches in Mount Vernon, Georgia; 5.38 inches in Levy, South Carolina and over 2 inches in New Bern, North Carolina."

See also The Emergency Email & Wireless Network for continually updated reports on the storm.

Consult the LSF HURRICANE RESOURCE PAGE

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