First Tropical Storm of the Season (Alberto) -merged-

[deanws]

I guess Daytona Beach would not be the place to be later this week would it? I was riding down there with my friend to drop off her great grandmother. I haven't heard from her today, but I guess I should assume the trip is off? We were leaving from the Houston area tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Dark Knight]

Hopefully it will at least end the wildfires that have plagued the state this year.

 

[Dark Knight]

More than 20,000 people along Florida's Gulf Coast were ordered to clear out Monday as Alberto — the very first tropical storm of the new hurricane season — unexpectedly picked up steam and threatened to come ashore as a hurricane.

Forecasters posted a hurricane warning for the Gulf Coast and a tropical storm warning from north of Daytona Beach to the Georgia-South Carolina line, saying Alberto could begin battering the coast early Tuesday. Gov. Jeb Bush signed a declaration of emergency allowing him to call up the National Guard and put laws against price gouging into effect.

"We're talking about powerful forces of nature," Bush said. "People need to take this very seriously."

If Alberto came ashore as a hurricane, it would be the earliest hurricane in 40 years to hit the United States, according to the National Hurricane Center. The earliest on record is Alma, which in 1966 struck the Florida Panhandle on June 9 — the ninth day of the hurricane season.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060612/ap_on_re_us/tropical_weather_50&printer=1

 

[scandi]

Any recent news? All I've heard is it is picking up steam!

Scandi

 

[CW]

We are 40 miles north of Tampa, Tampa is under a tornado warning at this time, we are getting heavy needed rain bands and the winds are picking up. They have manatory eva.right now west of 19 which is 5 miles from us. http://www.baynews9.com/Home.html

 

[scandi]

I see those sheets of rain slamming down on Greta's show Wind Chime. I've been in many a storm like this on the Oregon coast, with winds up to 80 mph. The rain went right thru my oilcloth raincoat, and when I got inside, I was soaked to the bone. LOL

Stay safe!

Scandi

 

[Eoanthropus Dawsoni]

If anyone has a shortwave radio, they can listen to the ham radio operators on the National Hurricane Center net on 14.325 mhz. During a busy storm that can be quite interesting to monitor. So far I have not heard much but I suspect it will be more active as the storm gets closer to shore.

If the storm hits, you can hear emergency messages on 14.265. If things get bad I usually help out on that frequency, relaying messages for the Red Cross.

 

[tybee204]

We are under a Tropical Storm Warning but I suspect by the time it cross Florida and gets here it will be a Depression. Looks like were are socked in with rain for a few days.

 

[Eoanthropus Dawsoni]

We are 40 miles north of Tampa, Tampa is under a tornado warning at this time, we are getting heavy needed rain bands and the winds are picking up. They have manatory eva.right now west of 19 which is 5 miles from us. http://www.baynews9.com/Home.htmlhttp://www.baynews9.com/Home.html

Radar has indicated three tornadoes this evening however I do not read that any have actually been spotted.
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/fl/tornado.html

 

[lilsister]

This is all attributed to Global Warming I guess LOL... sorry but I could not help it...I suppose GWB also had something to do w/ everything that is negative on this earth...Very Interesting, is as he was sooo not capable of running the country but was so masterful as to send a Hurricane to LA (Louisianna ....sp?) & Miss ---let's not put any blame on the local goverments and the fact that they are total and complete shisters who have never prepared for the disaster that was soon to befall them. Oh, and by the way he also targeted the residents of SE Asia w/ their Sunami. According to the press and others, he was the one reponsible...WHAT a pathetic way to report the news...

 

[Glow]

I am not going to be doing any walking for a day or so as Alberto is hovering at my door. I am sitting here right now listening to the rain pound on the roof.

My son is happy though. No school tomorrow due to the almost hurricane, a FlORIDA boys version of a "SNOWDAY."

I stocked up today on water and batteries.
We are ready!


Take care everybody in the path of Alberto~

 

[reportertype]

We're a bit south of Tampa Bay. We've had some brief power outtages but it appears we're mainly going to get lots of rain, which we need.

 

[Buzz Mills]

Satellite Image
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/loop-avn.html

Tropical Storm Alberto Public Advisory
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT1+shtml/110231.shtml

Three Day Cone
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/130629.shtml?3day?large

Five Day Cone
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/130629.shtml?5day?large

TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006
800 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...ALBERTO NEARING THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO COAST...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA
FROM LONGBOAT KEY TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF LONGBOAT KEY TO
ENGLEWOOD...AND WEST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST
FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH
CAROLINA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.2 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES... 80 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 75
MILES...120 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA.

ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL LANDFALL AROUND
MIDDAY TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THERE IS NOW ONLY A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY THAT ALBERTO WILL
BECOME A HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS WAS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 7 TO 9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF WHERE THE
CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA THROUGH TODAY. STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF
3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE COASTAL
PLAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN FLORIDA...SOUTHERN GEORGIA...AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA
TODAY.

REPEATING THE 800 AM EDT POSITION...29.5 N...84.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT.

 

[nanandjim]

This is all attributed to Global Warming I guess LOL... sorry but I could not help it...I suppose GWB also had something to do w/ everything that is negative on this earth...Very Interesting, is as he was sooo not capable of running the country but was so masterful as to send a Hurricane to LA (Louisianna ....sp?) & Miss ---let's not put any blame on the local goverments and the fact that they are total and complete shisters who have never prepared for the disaster that was soon to befall them. Oh, and by the way he also targeted the residents of SE Asia w/ their Sunami. According to the press and others, he was the one reponsible...WHAT a pathetic way to report the news...

Amen, lilsister!

Back to the topic at hand, though. I have to turn on the television to see if Alberto has done any damage! Of course, it is purely selfish on my part as we are heading to Destin in about a week. :blushing:

 

[tybee204]

Its wet and windy here. We had a tornado warning earlier this afternoon and still remain under a watch. I think the worst of the rain is suppose to hit here sometime tonight.

 

[Glow]

Its almost passed over us here in N Fla. Our highest wind gusts were 45 mph. Not as much rain as was forecast (8 inches) we actually got arond 4.

Looks like as of now it is headed straight for you Tybee!

Be safe.

 

[Buzz Mills]

Public Advisory Number 19 For Remnants Of Alberto
Nws/hydrometeorological Prediction Center Camp Springs Md Al012006
5 Pm Edt Wed Jun 14 2006

...remnants Of Alberto Quickly Moving Northeastward Along The
Atlantic Seaboard...

Flood And Flash Flood Warnings Are In Effect For Portions Of North
Carolina...virginia...and South Carolina.

Flood Watches Are In Effect Until Later This Evening For Portions
Of North Carolina...virginia And The Delmarva Penninsula.

At 5 Pm Edt...21z...the Center Of The Remnants Of Alberto Were
Located Near Latitude 36.5 North...longitude 76.3 West...or About
25 Miles South Of Norfolk Virginia.

The Remnant Low Of What Was Once Alberto Has Continued To Move
Briskly Northeastward At Around 25 Mph Through The Afternoon And
Has Now Become A Wave Along A Stationary Frontal Boundary In
Eastern North Carolina. Heavy Rainfall Has Fallen Through The
Afternoon...especially To The North Of The Surface Low Track
Across North Carolina And Into Southeastern Virginia.

Maximum Sustained Winds Are Near 35 Mph With Higher Gusts. Minimum
Central Pressure Is 1001 Mb Or 29.56 Inches.

Selected Storm Total Rainfall Amounts In Inches Through 4 Pm Edt

Location Storm Total
======== ===========

...georgia...

Rincon 7.05
Port Wentworth 7.00
Wilmington Island 5.37
Pritchardville 4.23
Savannah 3.95

...florida...

Ruskin 6.71
Plant City 5.35
Wimauma 4sw 5.30
Lakeland 5.27
Lithia 5.12
Sarasota 4.25
Tampa 3.70

...south Carolina...

Bluffton 4.13
Hilton Head Island 2.94
Charleston 2.49
Beaufort 2.45

...north Carolina...

Raleigh Nws Office 7.60
Apex 6.66
Raleigh Durham Airport 5.61
Vass 4.18

...virginia...

Norfolk 3.22
Wakefield 2.16
Newport News 1.84

Storm Total Rainfall Of 2 To 4 Inches With Isolated Areas Of Up To
5 Inches Are Expected In Northeastern North
Carolina...southeastern Virginia...and The Southern Delmarva
Penninsula.

Repeating The 5 Pm Edt Position...36.5 North...76.3
West...movement To The Northeast At 25 Mph...maximum Sustained
Winds 35 Mph...minimum Central Pressure 29.56 Inches Or 1001 Mb.

Initial 14/2100z 36.5n 76.3w 30 Kt
12hr Vt 15/0600z 38.7n 70.0w 40 Kt...over Water
24hr Vt 15/1800z...over Water

This Will Be The Final Advisory On The Remnants Of Alberto Issued
By The Hydrometeorological Prediction Center. Please Refer To
Your Local National Weather Service Office For Further
Information.