Alabama is quiet at this hour, but more rain and storms associated with the outer bands of Tropical Storm Barry over western Louisiana will affect western parts of the state later today. Video will be up shortly after 8 a.m.
A brief, isolated tornado can’t be ruled out this afternoon or this evening west of I-65; we will watch radar trends closely. One reminder, tropical showers are low topped, and often these brief tornadoes can’t be detected by radar. Just be weather aware if you are in West Alabama.
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As of 7:55 pm, coverage of the tropical showers and storms continue to diminish as we are losing the heating of the day and the sun has set.
A collection of peak wind gusts from across parts of Louisiana throughout the day from now Tropical Storm Barry.
Another update from the National Hurricane Center will be coming out right around 7:00 pm this evening that will give up a good update on what is going on with Tropical Storm Barry.
Tropical Storm Barry is giving Alabama a dose of showers and storms today. Not everyone is getting rain, but some locations are getting beneficial amounts.
Storm surge is running over 6 feet across parts of southern Louisiana as Tropical Storm Barry edges slowly inland.
Heavy rain and lightning is impacting parts of Alabama this afternoon on the outer fringes of Tropical Storm Barry, which is moving slowly northward from its landfall location near Vermillion Bay.
Hurricane Barry made landfall around noon near Intracoastal City, on the west side of Vermillion Bay. It has weakened to a tropical storm with top winds of 70 mph now. Heavy rain is affecting a wide area of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Here are the latest wind reports from southeastern Louisiana. The center of Hurricane Barry appears to be onshore now over Vermillion Bay south of Lafayette, Louisiana.
Hurricane Barry’s mid-level center of circulation is now onshore over the extreme southern parts of Louisiana south of Lafayette with maximum sustained winds of 75 MPH and gusts up to 90 MPH possible.
A few notes this morning on Tropical Storm Barry… Sustained winds are now 70 mph, and on the forecast track, the center of Barry will make landfall along the south-central Louisiana coast during the next several hours.
All eyes are on the Gulf Coast as Barry will be making landfall later today. How will Barry affect our weather?
