Tropical Storm Barry – Day 4
Position: 31.0N 93.0W [10:00PM CDT 0300 UTC].
Movement: North-Northwest [340°] near 8 mph [13 kph].
Maximum sustained winds: 50 mph [ 85 kph].
Wind Gusts: 65 mph [100 kph].
Tropical Storm Wind Radius: 205 miles [335 km].
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb ↑.
Currently about 35 miles [ 60 km] Southwest of Alexandria, Louisiana.
At 1PM CDT the storm made landfall near Intracoastal City, Louisiana and lost enough energy to be down-graded to a tropical storm.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Maurepas including metropolitan New Orleans and Grand Isle to Cameron.
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for Intracoastal City to Biloxi, Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain.
Here’s the link for NOAA’s latest satellite images.
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