Meteorological Analysis
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Alberto originated from a westward moving tropical wave which entered
the western Carribean on June 8th. A large area of convection then developed
in association with this wave and by the 10th a surface circulation had formed.
At this point, tropical depression 1 was declared. The depression then drifted
north through the Yucatan channel in response to a shortwave. Strong shear
kept convection on the eastern side of the storm, but by the 11th winds
increased to above 40 mph, resulting in TD 1 being declared Alberto. Alberto
then continued to move towards the Florida panhandle and produced bursts of
convection during that time. Wind speeds hit 70 mph under a very healthy burst
of convection, just before landfall. Alberto then weakened and hit land with
50 mph winds. Landfall was at Adams Beach, in the Florida Panhandle
on the 13th of June. Alberto then continued north and east up the east coast of
the U.S. Tropical characteristics were lost by the 14th over South Carolina.
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Casualty and Damage Overview
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There were no direct deaths due to Alberto. A boy drowned in South Carolina
after being sucked into a drainage system during the storm though, and 5
sailors went missing off of Nova Scotia due to Extra-Tropical Alberto. The main
cause of damage with Alberto was storm surge in the Big Bend of Florida. 2-3 ft
of water was reported in parts of Levy and Citrus counties. Total losses weren't
very significant though.
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Alberto Hurricane Research Division Products
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Imagery
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Tracking Data
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Tracking info for Tropical Storm Alberto
Time Lat Lon Wind(mph) Pressure Storm type
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13 GMT 06/10/06 21.1N 85.3W 35 1003 Tropical Depression
15 GMT 06/10/06 21.5N 85.6W 35 1003 Tropical Depression
21 GMT 06/10/06 21.8N 85.7W 35 1004 Tropical Depression
03 GMT 06/11/06 23.4N 86.2W 35 1003 Tropical Depression
09 GMT 06/11/06 23.5N 87.0W 35 1003 Tropical Depression
15 GMT 06/11/06 23.9N 88.1W 45 1004 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 06/11/06 24.5N 87.8W 45 1004 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 06/12/06 25.3N 87.7W 45 1004 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 06/12/06 26.2N 87.2W 50 1001 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 06/12/06 27.1N 85.9W 70 997 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 06/12/06 27.9N 85.1W 70 997 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 06/13/06 28.4N 84.6W 70 995 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 06/13/06 29.2N 84.2W 65 995 Tropical Storm
15 GMT 06/13/06 29.8N 83.8W 50 996 Tropical Storm
21 GMT 06/13/06 30.7N 83.2W 40 1000 Tropical Storm
03 GMT 06/14/06 31.8N 82.3W 40 1002 Tropical Storm
09 GMT 06/14/06 33.5N 81.4W 35 1003 Tropical Depression
15 GMT 06/14/06 35.0N 79.5W 35 1004 Tropical Depression
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Tracking map courtesy of Plymouth
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Courtesy of NHC
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Selected Satellite Image
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