Tropical Storm Alberto

May 25, 2018 to May 31, 2018Peak 63 mph990 mb

Tropical Storm Alberto passed within 50 miles of 7 counties in FL. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a tropical storm on May 28, 2018.

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Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Alberto · 2018

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Alberto on May 28, 2018, about 2 hours before landfall in Walton County, FL.

Tropical Storm Alberto on May 28, 2018, about 2 hours before landfall in Walton County, FL.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the NOAA-20 satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:13 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
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
990 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
7
FL
Counties within 100 miles
14
FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Franklin County, FL, 40.7 mi, May 28, 2018
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
Walton CountyFL0.0Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Bay CountyFL1.8Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Washington CountyFL5.9Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Gulf CountyFL29.0Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Calhoun CountyFL34.8Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Franklin CountyFL40.7Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Liberty CountyFL47.4Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Escambia CountyFL53.3Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Gadsden CountyFL65.9Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Decatur CountyGA71.0Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Wakulla CountyFL74.0Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Leon CountyFL75.7Tropical stormMay 28, 2018
Monroe CountyFL88.2Subtropical stormMay 27, 2018
Grady CountyGA99.2Tropical stormMay 28, 2018

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.