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Hurricane Barry

Jul 10, 2019 to Jul 16, 2019Peak 75 mph993 mb

Hurricane Barry passed within 50 miles of 33 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Vermilion Parish, LA, as a Category 1 on July 13, 2019.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Hurricane Barry · 2019

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
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From space

Hurricane Barry on July 12, 2019, about 19 hours before landfall in Vermilion Parish, LA.

Hurricane Barry on July 12, 2019, about 19 hours before landfall in Vermilion Parish, LA.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:33 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 1
75 mph, 65 kt
Lowest pressure
993 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
33
LA, TX
Counties within 100 miles
66
LA, MS, TX
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 1
Vermilion Parish, LA, 0.0 mi, Jul 13, 2019
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
De Soto ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Vernon ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Acadia ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Beauregard ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Sabine ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Caddo ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Allen ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Vermilion ParishLA0.0Category 1Jul 13, 2019
Jefferson Davis ParishLA0.0Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Red River ParishLA1.7Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Natchitoches ParishLA4.4Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Cameron ParishLA5.3Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Iberia ParishLA6.7Category 1Jul 13, 2019
Bienville ParishLA9.7Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Evangeline ParishLA11.5Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Calcasieu ParishLA12.9Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Newton CountyTX13.5Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Sabine CountyTX13.9Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Lafayette ParishLA15.7Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Rapides ParishLA15.7Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Shelby CountyTX16.4Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
St. Landry ParishLA18.3Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
St. Mary ParishLA19.8Category 1Jul 13, 2019
Terrebonne ParishLA25.9Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
San Augustine CountyTX28.6Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
St. Martin ParishLA29.4Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Grant ParishLA31.2Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Winn ParishLA31.5Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Jasper CountyTX34.5Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Jackson ParishLA44.1Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Avoyelles ParishLA44.4Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Nacogdoches CountyTX47.5Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Angelina CountyTX47.8Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Lafourche ParishLA51.1Tropical stormJul 12, 2019
Assumption ParishLA51.7Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Orange CountyTX52.2Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Iberville ParishLA54.5Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Pointe Coupee ParishLA55.1Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Tyler CountyTX56.1Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
LaSalle ParishLA61.1Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Hardin CountyTX61.2Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Jefferson ParishLA64.6Tropical stormJul 12, 2019
West Baton Rouge ParishLA69.2Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Jefferson CountyTX69.4Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Catahoula ParishLA69.9Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Ascension ParishLA70.5Category 1Jul 13, 2019
Plaquemines ParishLA71.8Tropical stormJul 12, 2019
Caldwell ParishLA71.9Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Polk CountyTX72.2Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
West Feliciana ParishLA72.8Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
St. James ParishLA73.5Category 1Jul 13, 2019
East Baton Rouge ParishLA75.8Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Concordia ParishLA77.6Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Wilkinson CountyMS80.4Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Cherokee CountyTX80.5Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
St. John the Baptist ParishLA83.1Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
East Feliciana ParishLA83.5Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Trinity CountyTX84.0Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
St. Charles ParishLA86.8Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Houston CountyTX87.2Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Adams CountyMS88.1Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Richland ParishLA90.8Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Livingston ParishLA91.1Tropical stormJul 13, 2019
Liberty CountyTX94.8Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Franklin ParishLA95.1Tropical stormJul 14, 2019
Chambers CountyTX98.3Tropical stormJul 14, 2019

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.