Alberto the Rainmaker

Alberto is still passing through Florida, dropping a ton of rain and causing some storm surge flooding. As Alberto nears landfall, it has yet failed to reach hurricane strength.

It's just about onshore near Cedar Key now and is predicted to pass through North Carolina as it falls apart. I'm in Texas, but reports from home say Alberto caused some minor flooding, a lot of rain and a few miserable days that remind my husband of living in Oregon.

You can see from NOAA's visible images that it's not much of a storm, but hold on to your hats, folks...today is only day 13 of the season. If your hurricane preparations are behind schedule, Alberto's visit to Hurricane Land should remind you to get ready, get set and if you have to, GO!



Photo Courtesy NOAA

And So It Begins...

Tropical Storm Alberto is the first named storm of the season. I'm off to Dallas tomorrow, provided planes are taking off from Tampa, but I'll try to monitor the storm from there. It should be quite the rainmaker, but yes, we're prepapring for the worst.

Read the latest advisory from NOAA.

See the 3-day forecast track

Welcome to Hurricane Season 2006!