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Tropical Storm Barry

Aug 2, 2001 to Aug 8, 2001Peak 69 mph990 mb

Tropical Storm Barry passed within 50 miles of 15 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Walton County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 6, 2001.

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Tropical Storm Barry · 2001

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Barry on August 5, 2001, about 13 hours before landfall in Walton County, FL.

Tropical Storm Barry on August 5, 2001, about 13 hours before landfall in Walton County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Terra satellite, on its late-morning pass, around 16:15 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
990 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
15
AL, FL
Counties within 100 miles
32
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Walton County, FL, 0.0 mi, Aug 6, 2001
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Walton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Conecuh CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Okaloosa CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Covington CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Escambia CountyAL3.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Santa Rosa CountyFL13.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Crenshaw CountyAL16.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Washington CountyFL18.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Bay CountyFL18.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Geneva CountyAL22.1Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Holmes CountyFL22.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Coffee CountyAL25.8Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Escambia CountyFL33.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Pike CountyAL35.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Dale CountyAL47.8Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Jackson CountyFL50.2Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Houston CountyAL52.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Gulf CountyFL52.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Calhoun CountyFL54.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Barbour CountyAL60.0Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Franklin CountyFL64.7Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Liberty CountyFL68.6Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Henry CountyAL71.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Gadsden CountyFL82.7Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Early CountyGA85.7Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Seminole CountyGA85.9Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Decatur CountyGA88.1Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Wakulla CountyFL93.4Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Miller CountyGA93.5Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Leon CountyFL94.6Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Clay CountyGA96.1Tropical stormAug 6, 2001
Quitman CountyGA97.3Tropical stormAug 6, 2001

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.