Tropical Storm Alberto

Jun 10, 2006 to Jun 19, 2006Peak 69 mph969 mb

Tropical Storm Alberto passed within 50 miles of 37 counties in 2 states. It was strongest near Gulf County, FL, as a tropical storm on June 13, 2006.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Alberto · 2006

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Alberto on June 12, 2006, about 21 hours before landfall in Taylor County, FL.

Tropical Storm Alberto on June 12, 2006, about 21 hours before landfall in Taylor County, FL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Terra, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:11 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
69 mph, 60 kt
Lowest pressure
969 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
37
FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
68
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Gulf County, FL, 59.5 mi, Jun 13, 2006
Landfalls recorded
1
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Lowndes CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Taylor CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Lanier CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Coffee CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Atkinson CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Clinch CountyGA0.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Madison CountyFL0.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Hamilton CountyFL0.8Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Echols CountyGA1.5Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Bacon CountyGA1.7Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Brooks CountyGA2.5Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Ware CountyGA5.7Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Berrien CountyGA7.2Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Lafayette CountyFL8.4Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Suwannee CountyFL13.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Jefferson CountyFL15.4Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Cook CountyGA15.7Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Pierce CountyGA16.5Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Irwin CountyGA22.2Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Ben Hill CountyGA22.2Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Dixie CountyFL23.8Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Thomas CountyGA25.2Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Wakulla CountyFL25.9Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Franklin CountyFL29.5Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Colquitt CountyGA29.9Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Charlton CountyGA30.1Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Columbia CountyFL30.1Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Brantley CountyGA30.9Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Leon CountyFL31.2Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Tift CountyGA32.6Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Wilcox CountyGA37.3Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Baker CountyFL43.1Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Liberty CountyFL43.3Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Grady CountyGA43.4Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Worth CountyGA44.5Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Gilchrist CountyFL44.6Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Turner CountyGA46.0Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Levy CountyFL50.9Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Gadsden CountyFL53.2Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Mitchell CountyGA53.4Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Camden CountyGA53.5Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Union CountyFL57.7Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Nassau CountyFL58.1Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Decatur CountyGA59.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Crisp CountyGA59.2Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Gulf CountyFL59.5Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Alachua CountyFL59.9Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Dooly CountyGA65.3Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Dougherty CountyGA65.8Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Bradford CountyFL68.8Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Baker CountyGA73.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Lee CountyGA74.1Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Duval CountyFL74.9Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Calhoun CountyFL77.7Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Clay CountyFL78.0Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Sumter CountyGA78.3Tropical stormJun 14, 2006
Miller CountyGA80.8Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Bay CountyFL82.7Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Marion CountyFL82.8Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Citrus CountyFL83.9Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Seminole CountyGA84.1Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Jackson CountyFL85.4Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Terrell CountyGA87.3Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Calhoun CountyGA87.4Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Early CountyGA92.2Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Putnam CountyFL94.7Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
St. Johns CountyFL99.3Tropical stormJun 13, 2006
Schley CountyGA99.3Tropical stormJun 14, 2006

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.