Hurricane Barry (1983)

Hurricane Barry

Barry making landfall in Northern Mexico on August 28
Meteorological history
Formed	August 23, 1983 (1983-08-23)
Dissipated	August 29, 1983 (1983-08-30)
Category 1 hurricane
1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS)
Highest winds	80 mph (130 km/h)
Lowest pressure	986 mbar (hPa); 29.12 inHg
Overall effects
Fatalities	None
Damage	Minimal
Areas affected	Florida, Texas and Mexico
IBTrACS
Part of the 1983 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Barry was a moderate tropical cyclone that caused minor damage in Florida, Texas, and Mexico in late August 1983. Barry was the fourth tropical depression, second named storm and second hurricane of the inactive 1983 Atlantic hurricane season. Developing out of a tropical wave on August 23, Barry quickly strengthened off the coast of Florida, reaching an initial peak intensity with winds of 60 mph (95 km/h). However, increased wind shear caused the storm to weaken to a tropical depression before making landfall near Melbourne, Florida, the next morning. Traveling almost due west, the storm regenerated and became a hurricane on August 28. The storm made landfall on the northern Mexican coastline later that day at peak intensity. Rapid weakening followed shortly after and the storm dissipated the next day. The storm had only minor effects in the United States but destroyed hundreds of homes and left over 400 homeless in northern Mexico. Despite the damage, there were no reports of fatalities or injuries.