Tropical Storm Barry May Form in Gulf of Mexico Later This Week
- Storm will track westward through oil, natural gas fields
- Heavy rain forecast for eastern Texas, including Houston
The Gulf of Mexico on July 9.
Source: NOAA/GOES
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A tropical storm may loom in the Gulf of Mexico late Wednesday or early on July 11 as a low pressure system moves off Georgia into warm waters, gaining strength and threatening offshore oil and natural gas production.
The patch of low pressure currently over Georgia has an 80% chance of developing into at least a tropical depression and potentially a storm named Barry within the next few days, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Regardless of how strong its winds get, the system will bring heavy rain across the Gulf states.