Article first published: Sunday, June 29, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Sunday, June 29, 2025, 7 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Barry

The National Hurricane Center’s 7 pm Sunday advisory reported that the weather system gained sufficient intensity to be named Barry. The tropical depression was upgraded to a tropical storm with winds of 45 mph. Tropical Storm Barry’s journey: it developed in the Gulf of Mexico, made its way to the Atlantic Ocean. The 10 a.m. report was the first to confirm the system’s new name. Tropical Storm Barry is currently in the Atlantic Ocean, 60 miles southeast of Tampico Mexico. With maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, it is moving to the northwest at 8 mph.

“… the storm is expected to make landfall within the tropical storm warning area in the next several hours and then move inland over eastern Mexico later tonight”, analysts explained. They also said “Little change is strength is anticipated before Barry makes landfall, but rapid weakening is expected to begin after the storm moves inland.”

Today, the system strengthened enough to get a name: Tropical Storm Barry. It found new strength and has evolved from a tropical depression into a tropical storm with sustained winds of 45 mph. The name gain was first mentioned in the 10 a.m. update.

Watches and warnings currently in effect

• Tropical Storm Warning for Gulf coast of Mexico from Boca de Catan southward to Tecolutla

Meaning of the different watches and warnings

A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 12 hours.

Hazards affecting land

Rainfall. Barry is expected to produce rainfall totals of 3 to 6 inches, with isolated maximum totals of 10 inches, across portions of the Mexican states of Veracruz, San Luis Potosi, and Tamaulipas through Monday. This rainfall may produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain.

For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash flooding associated with Tropical Storm Barry, please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at2.shtml?rainqpf

Wind. Tropical storm conditions, especially in gusts, are expected in the tropical storm warning area during the next few hours.

Source: National Hurricane Center