Tropical Storm Barry poised for landfall in Mexico

Tropical Storm Barry poised for landfall in Mexico

This June 19, 2013 NASA Aqua satellite image shows Tropical Strom Barry. The second tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, Barry, was to make landfall June 20 in Veracruz, Mexico, bringing heavy rains and potentially life-threatening flash floods. The US National Hurricane Center in Miami said that at 1200 GMT, Barry was located about 30 miles (45 kilometers) northwest of Veracruz and moving westward at about three miles (five kilometers) per hour. The storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 miles (75 kilometers) per hour, was expected to cross just northwest of Veracruz before moving inland over southern Mexico during the day. AFP PHOTO / HO / NASA == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: “AFP PHOTO / NASA/ NO SALES / NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==