Barry (1983)

Cat 1 AL041983 · Atlantic
Peak winds
70 kt
81 mph
Min pressure
986 mb
ACE
3.14
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
2
26 observations

What happened during Barry?

Barry was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from August 23 to August 29, 1983 (7 days). It reached peak winds of 80 mph (70 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 986 mb. The storm made 2 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1983-08-23
Last obs
1983-08-29
Storm number
4
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
26

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1983-08-23 18:00 TD 26.00 -76.00 25 1012
1983-08-24 00:00 TD 26.80 -76.20 30 1011
1983-08-24 06:00 TS 27.40 -76.30 40 1010
1983-08-24 12:00 TS 28.10 -76.80 50 1011
1983-08-24 18:00 TS 28.10 -77.60 50 1011
1983-08-25 00:00 TS 28.10 -78.90 45 1011
1983-08-25 06:00 TS 28.00 -79.80 40 1012
1983-08-25 11:00 TD 27.90 -80.60 30 1013 Landfall
1983-08-25 12:00 TD 27.90 -80.80 30 1013
1983-08-25 18:00 TD 27.50 -82.00 25 1014
1983-08-26 00:00 TD 27.00 -83.80 20 1013
1983-08-26 06:00 TD 26.30 -85.00 25 1013
1983-08-26 12:00 TD 25.70 -86.30 30 1012
1983-08-26 18:00 TD 25.20 -87.60 30 1011
1983-08-27 00:00 TD 25.10 -88.90 30 1010
1983-08-27 06:00 TD 25.20 -90.20 30 1009
1983-08-27 12:00 TS 25.80 -91.60 35 1008
1983-08-27 18:00 TS 25.80 -93.00 45 1002
1983-08-28 00:00 TS 25.70 -94.50 60 999
1983-08-28 06:00 TS 25.50 -95.50 60 998
1983-08-28 12:00 HU 25.50 -96.40 65 993
1983-08-28 17:25 HU 25.40 -97.40 70 986 Landfall
1983-08-28 18:00 HU 25.40 -97.50 70 986
1983-08-29 00:00 TS 25.50 -98.50 40 995
1983-08-29 06:00 TD 25.50 -99.50 30 1005
1983-08-29 12:00 TD 25.50 -100.50 25 1010

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.