On June 26, a disturbance began to coalesce in the western Caribbean Sea adjacent to the Yucatan Peninsula. It moved west-northwestward over land the next day, interrupting development. Upon entering the Bay of Campeche late on June 27, the system began to organize. A well-defined surface circulation appeared on June 28 and the disturbance was upgraded to Tropical Depression Two.
The cyclone moved generally northwestward over the next day. Measurements during that time indicated that the low pressure deepened somewhat and winds increased enough for an upgrae to Tropical Storm Barry. Despite this upgrade, the storm remained quite disorganized, with organized convection mainly confined to an arc in the north and east quadrants. This activity did not show much spin on large-scale satellite imagery, either. Barry's circulation began to lose definition just before making landfall in the northern part of the Mexican state of Veracruz during the evening of the 29th. Once inland, the system quickly dissipated.
The image above shows the disorganized Tropical Storm Barry over the Bay of Campeche.
Barry followed a very common track for tropical cyclones in the region. The precursor disturbance passed over the Yucatan and then found a brief window to achieve tropical storm status before moving over Mexico.
