TS Barry Adding to Miss. Delta Flood Woes
By Bryce Anderson DTN Senior Ag Meteorologist
The second named Atlantic Basin tropical weather system of the season, Tropical Storm Barry, is threatening to bring storm surge and heavy rain to the central Gulf Coast and the Mississippi Delta. Barry reached tropical storm status early Thursday afternoon. The National Hurricane Center placed warning bulletins in effect for storm surge damage and flash flooding in the coastal areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, and for flash flooding farther inland in the lower Delta.