On the first day of Hurricane Season we get our second named storm, Barry. As of this writing we are having our strongest cell of this system pass over. Winds have been in the 20-25mph range and as of last hour a little over 1.73 inches of rain. That will be higher by the time I get the next update from the station here at Weather Central.
Barry looked so much better this afternoon when the center became visible on satellite and a burst of convection popped up. Tonight on infrared you can see how most of the rain is now removed from the center due to strong southwesterly shear being caused by a trough in the northern Gulf.
My forecast for Barry is right on with the NHC, coming ashore Saturday afternoon north of Tampa. No further strengthening is expected due to the storm structure.
The rain for SE Florida should start to move out by tomorrow afternoon and at this moment Sunday may not be too bad weather wise around here.
Also of note, Lake Okeechobee depth fell .05 feet to 8.89 feet. Rain from Barry should reverse this trend tomorrow.
Just a report of a tornado earlier in Cutler Ridge, power lines down in the area. This occurred around 9:50pm.
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