As predicted by the National Hurricane Center (NHC), tropical depression two strengthened in the Bay Of Campeche and became tropical storm Barry on Wednesday June 19, 2013 at 1:45 PM CDT (18:45 UTC). Barry's center of circulation made landfall today just north of Veracruz, Mexico between 1200 and 1300 UTC with 40kt(~46 mph) winds. The NHC has forecast that heavy rainfall from Barry "could cause life-threatening flash flooding and mud slides..."

 

This image uses data captured when the TRMM satellite had a good view of tropical storm Barry on June 20, 2013 at 1510 UTC (10:10 AM CDT). A rainfall analysis from TRMM Microwave Imager (TMI) and Precipitation Radar (PR) data found rain falling at the rate of over 66mm/hr (~2.5 inches) in well defined bands spiraling from the Bay Of Campeche into tropical storm Barry's eastern side.