Tropical
Storm Alberto was the first tropical storm of the 2006 Atlantic
hurricane season. Forming on June 10 in the northwestern Caribbean Sea
as a tropical depression, the storm moved northward and then
northeastward, reaching a peak intensity of 70 mph (110 km/h), before
making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida on June 13. Alberto
then moved through eastern Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia as a
tropical depression before becoming extratropical on June 14. Alberto's
strength was difficult to forecast as officials at the National
Hurricane Center and local weather stations predicted that the storm
would not greatly intensify. However, when Alberto's winds rapidly
reached 70 mph, storm forecasters thought that the storm might reach
minimal hurricane strength, but that did not occur due to increasing
upper-level wind shear interacting with the system.
Alberto
produced heavy rain across Florida, North Carolina, and Virginia
causing moderate flooding in some areas. While a monetary damage
estimate is unavailable as of June 15, 2006, Alberto caused two
indirect deaths. The first indirect death occurred when a small plane
crashed during the storm, killing its occupant. The second death was
from drowning. A report of nine people missing was actually a hoax.
Robert J. Moran was arrested for this distress call and could be fined
up to one million dollars. |
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