BARRY CONTINUES TOWARD THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE

August 5, 2001 — At 5 p.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Barry was located near latitude 29.1 north, longitude 86.3 west or about 95 miles south-southeast of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Barry is moving toward the north near 6 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue Sunday night. On this track, landfall is expected within 12 to 18 hours, according to NOAA's National Hurricane Center. (Click NOAA satellite image of Tropical Storm Barry for larger view of storm whereabouts as of 5 p.m. EDT. Click here for latest satellite image.)

The tropical storm warning is discontinued from Grand Isle, La, to the mouth of the Pearl River, including New Orleans. A hurricane warning remains in effect from Pascagoula, Miss., eastward to the Ochlockonee River, Fla. A tropical storm warning remains in effect from east of the Ochlockonee River to the mouth of the Suwanee River and from west of Pascagoula to the mouth of the Pearl River.

Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph with higher gusts. Barry still has the potential to become a hurricane before landfall. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles from the center. Estimated minimum central pressure is 991 Mb, 29.26 inches.

Coastal storm surge flooding of 4 to 5 feet above normal tide levels, along with breaking waves, can be expected near and to the east of where the center makes landfall. Heavy rainfall of 8 to 10 inches with isolated higher amounts is possible over portions of northern Florida later Sunday and Sunday night. These rains will also spread inland into southern Alabama and Georgia. Isolated tornadoes are also possible over portions of northern Florida later Sunday.

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