Tropical Storm Barry

The name Barry has been used for five tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Hurricane Barry (1983), approached Florida as a tropical storm, weakened to a depression before crossing, strengthened to a hurricane after exiting into the Gulf of Mexico; struck Mexico, causing some damage
  • Tropical Storm Barry (1989), dissipated in the mid-Atlantic without threatening land
  • Tropical Storm Barry (1995), formed off South Carolina then moved north, making landfall on eastern tip of Nova Scotia, causing no damage
  • Tropical Storm Barry (2001), made landfall in Florida, causing two deaths and $30 million in damage
  • Tropical Storm Barry (2007), short-lived tropical storm that made landfall in western Florida

The name Barry has also been used for one tropical cyclone in the Australian region.

  • Cyclone Barry (1996), Category 3 severe tropical cyclone (Australian scale)

Famous quotes containing the words tropical, storm and/or barry:

    “Oh, you’ll love the sea. There’s something about it. The hot red dawn, the towering sails, the wake on a tropical night. Oh, you’ll love it all. It’s a glorious kind of world. I couldn’t live without it.”
    —Charles Larkworthy. Denison Clift. Capt. Benjamin Briggs (Arthur Margetson)

    “I will here shroud till the dregs of the storm be past.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “But whether on the scaffold high,
    Or in the battle’s van,
    The fittest place where man can die
    Is where he dies for man.”
    —Michael J. Barry (1817–1889)