AP - The second named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane season regained tropical storm force Friday and was expected to make landfall on Saturday near the Mexico-Guatemala border.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday — the first day of hurricane season — and the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for a stretch of Florida's western coast.

Reuters - A tropical storm bearing down on Florida formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, just in time for the official June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

AP - With the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season a few hours away, researcher William Gray released his newest forecast Thursday still showing an expectation for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry was headed to northern Florida early Saturday and a tropical storm warning remained in effect for a stretch of the state's northwestern coast.

AP - With the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season a few hours away, researcher William Gray released his newest forecast Thursday still showing an expectation for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry brought heavy rain to a parched Florida early Saturday, along with strong winds and heavy surf along the state's Gulf coast.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry brought heavy rain to a parched Florida Saturday, along with strong winds and heavy surf along the state's Gulf coast.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry was dumping significant rain on the parched Florida Peninsula on Saturday, while a low-pressure system was expected to bring rain and thunderstorms from the Northern Plains to the Mississippi Valley.

AFP - The first Atlantic tropical storm of the 2007 season dumped rain on Florida and was due to make landfall late Saturday but was not expected to cause serious damage, US officials said.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, though its rains brought some relief to the drought-parched region.

Reuters - The remains of Tropical Storm Barry brought high winds and heavy rains to Florida on Saturday, but the downpour was welcomed in a parched state that has been battling stubborn wildfires.

AP - With the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season a few hours away, researcher William Gray released his newest forecast Thursday still showing an expectation for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, though its rains brought some relief to the drought-parched region.

AP - Louisiana's grant program to help people rebuild homes damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita is estimated to be as much as $5 billion short as the six-month Atlantic storm season began Friday.

AP - With the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season a few hours away, researcher William Gray released his newest forecast Thursday still showing an expectation for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes, five of them intense.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.

Reuters - The remains of Tropical Storm Barry brought high winds and heavy rains to Florida on Saturday, but the downpour was welcomed in a parched state that has been battling stubborn wildfires.

AP - The bodies are no longer being dragged from houses and buildings toppled by Hurricane Katrina, but nearly two years later many in the medical community think the storm is still killing.

AP - The bodies are no longer being dragged from houses and buildings toppled by Hurricane Katrina, but nearly two years later many in the medical community think the storm is still killing.

AP - Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.