Tropical Storm Alberto. Landfall Expected by Midday. 8 a.m. Update Post 84

[Virgo10]

The good news is they really don't seem to know what's going to happen. Big shock, eh?

As always, time will tell so keep informed if you're in the path.

 

[anewvance]

Wow, amazing, it's already started!!! The red line ends about 30 miles north of me so that's a relief. Will be interesting to see where it goes. Anyone in the projected path, good luck to you... at least it's a tropical storm which is managable, just lots of rain.

 

[Quinn222]

This is sort of good news, assuming it stays a tropical storm. We need the rain so very badly here.

 

[ThePhantomsGirl]

Last I heard it is still pretty disorganized. I am in the path but we really DO need rain very badly if it does come this way. As long as the winds don't increase or we don't get a ridiculous amount of rain at once - it might actually be a good thing. (gasp...can't believe I'm saying that!)

 

[RitaZ.]

It's overcast and raining off and on here, it stormed this morning though. We have a concert to attend in Miami, but I don't want to be on the road with the crazy drivers.

For all those in its path, stay indoors and I hope it's just a rain event.

 

[ducklite]

I agree. Most of the area's it looks like it might hit are areas that aren't still in bad shape from previous storms, and areas that are burning. We really need this, sooooo badly. In some areas we need a super saturating rain fall to put out the muck fires that have been burning for the past month or more.

This is one TS that I think most will actually welcome.

Anne

 

[Ted and Holly]

And I just fixed the sprinkler heads in the front yard. Hopefully I won't need them for a couple days.

It seems pretty tame, some wind, 2 or 3 inches of rain. Heck, our lawns alone will suck that up faster than it can dump it.

 

[Poohbear123]

It's overcast and raining off and on here, it stormed this morning though. We have a concert to attend in Miami, but I don't want to be on the road with the crazy drivers.

For all those in its path, stay indoors and I hope it's just a rain event.

Where in Miami? I would stay home, unless its an inside event. I "might" venture over to the movies, but I am sure DH will NOT want to see Cars. Its POURING right now!

 

[RitaZ.]

Where in Miami? I would stay home, unless its an inside event. I "might" venture over to the movies, but I am sure DH will NOT want to see Cars. Its POURING right now!

It's in Coral Gables. It's definitely an inside event, but I can switch the tickets to next weekend. I keep looking out the window and hoping that maybe we can go, but I don't want to be driving on wet roads. The drivers are bad enough when it isn't raining.

 

[Captain Brain]

Please don't let a storm hit next week. That's my only week in FL for about two years. If it hits we may not be able to go to WDW....

 

[bsnyder]

It's raining here in South Tampa. Just drove down Bayshore Boulevard - it's high tide, and the whitecaps in the bay are really kicking up!

The rain will be very welcomed here, but unfortunately we could also get a lot of flooding. I'm going to have to head to the grocery store. Bleah!

 

[ducklite]

Please don't let a storm hit next week. That's my only week in FL for about two years. If it hits we may not be able to go to WDW....

You'll see rain Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. No use fretting about it, it's going to happen. There will probably be one 24 hour period of heavy soaking rain. The rest of teh time it will be on and off.

Anne

 

[Virgo10]

We are now under a Tropical Storm Watch.

TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 530 PM EDT SUN JUN 11 2006
...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HEADED FOR THE SUNCOAST...

...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COASTAL AREAS OF LEE... CHARLOTTE... DESOTO...SARASOTA...MANATEE... HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS... PASCO... HERNANDO...CITRUS AND LEVY COUNTIES.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NON COASTAL AND NON TIDAL LOCATIONS OF PINELLAS... HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...SUMTER PASCO... HERNANDO...CITRUS AND LEVY COUNTIES.

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING FOR LEE... CHARLOTTE...SARASOTA...DESOTO... HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...MANATEE... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK... PASCO...HERNANDO...CITRUS...LEVY AND SUMTER COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 87.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 415 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA. ALBERTO WAS MOVING NORTH AT 7 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...WINDS... BRIEF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY AS THE RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO BLOW THROUGH. COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TUESDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR INLAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 BY NOON TUESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDES WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH THE SURGE FROM ALBERTO COULD CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH THROUGH CEDAR KEY. THE STORM SURGE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE.

...INLAND FLOODING... TOTAL RAIN FALL THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. RECENT DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE GROUND TO ABSORB A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...HEAVY BURSTS OF RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO THROUGH TUESDAY.

...BEACH EROSION... SWELLS FROM ALBERTO WILL CAUSE BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. ONSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH HIGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT THROUGH TUESDAY.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS A DISORGANIZED STORM AND FUTURE FORECASTS MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE TIMING LOCATION. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS.

...NEXT STATEMENT... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1115 PM THIS EVENING.

It's going to have to rain really hard to make an impact. The down pour we had this afternoon sank into the ground so fast, it was like it never even happened.

 

[ducklite]

I have a funny little story to tell here.

I'm having some problems with my hearing. I've suffered from tinnitus for years, but it's mild and normally I really only notice it when things are dead quiet.

A little background...About two months ago I began to have increasingly loud ringing in my ears. I've been seen by an ENT and an audiologist who can not find any logical explanation. My hearing has been tested, and is on the low side of normal, which is to be expected given my repeated exposure to loud noise in the workplace over the past 25 years. But it is within "normal" range. They feel it is probably a continuing reaction to medication I was taking, and it will hopefully go away on its own.

So I've been sitting at my breakfast bar with my laptop, tv on quietly in the background (Jim Cantore spottings have been ongoing!) and I kept hearing a high pitched "beep" sound, louder than the normal ringing, but it would beep for about three or four seconds, then stop. I assumed that my ringing was just getting worse.

Finally I determined that it wasn't coming from in my ears, rather from something in the house. I figured that DH must have left some electronic gizmo in the bedroom that was beeping. I walked in and heard the "Beep." I looked over. It was my weather radio with a storm warning. It's been going off for about two hours as best as I can tell. So much for having an "early warning system" when you ignore it.

I changed the signal tone to something that sounds like Martians are landing.

Anne

 

[daddyscooltv]

Hey Virgo, where are you located at sounds like you are close to me!!!

 

[Virgo10]

It was my weather radio with a storm warning. It's been going off for about two hours as best as I can tell. So much for having an "early warning system" when you ignore it.

I changed the signal tone to something that sounds like Martians are landing.

Anne

Yeah, when mine goes off, all 16 cats dive under the couch.

daddyscooltv, I'm in Auburndale, not too far from where you are.

 

[safetymom]

I can't wait for the rain. We really need it. It's too bad the soil is so sandy though. In a couple of days it will be like it never rained.

 

[ducklite]

Yeah, when mine goes off, all 16 cats dive under the couch.

Sixteen cats under one couch must be a sight to see!

Anne

 

[palmtreegirl]

This is one TS that I think most will actually welcome.

Anne

Welcome Alberto!

 

[Magickndm]

I agree....welcome Alberto.
Fires are still smoldering 15 miles from me, all of Florida needs this rain maker.