Tropical Storm Barry Forms Posted: 3:49 PM EDT on June 19, 2013
Data from the Air Force Hurricane Hunters this afternoon
indicates that Tropical Storm Barry has formed in the extreme
southern Gulf of Mexico. The aircraft measured winds at their
flight level of 1000 feet as high as 47 mph, which implies winds
of at least 40 mph at the surface. Barry has a small but growing
area of heavy thunderstorms, as seen on satellite loops. The
thunderstorms are steadily showing more organization this
afternoon, and low-level spiral bands have begun to appear. Read
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