THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERTO
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018

...HEAVY RAINS SPREADING NORTH FROM FLORIDA INTO THE EASTERN GULF
COAST AND SOUTHEAST...

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 400 PM EDT...THESE ARE PRELIMINARY RAINFALL AND WIND
OBSERVATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERTO.  PLEASE REFER TO THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR THE LATEST PUBLIC ADVISORY ON
ALBERTO.

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 800 AM
EDT MON MAY 25 THROUGH 400 PM EDT THU MAY 27...

...FLORIDA...
ENGLEWOOD 3.7 NNW                     5.93                    
ISLAMORADA 7.8 SW                     4.57                    
DEERFIELD BEACH 1.4 S                 4.00                    
POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK                 3.80                    
PUNTA GORDA/CHARLOTTE CO. ARPT        3.80                    
KEY WEST INTL ARPT                    3.68                    
MIAMI INTL ARPT                       3.64                    
FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE APT         3.63                    
HOLLYWOOD/NORTH PERRY ARPT            3.33                    
WEST PALM BEACH INTL ARPT             3.31                    
MIAMI/OPA LOCKA ARPT                  3.10                    
KEY WEST NAS                          2.93                    
FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD ARPT        2.63                    
HOMESTEAD AFB                         2.37                    
FORT MYERS/SW FLORIDA RGNL ARPT       2.22                    
MARATHON AIRPORT                      2.09                    
MIAMI/KENDELL-TAMIAMI EXEC ARPT       2.06                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...FLORIDA...
ARCHBOLD                              41                    
HIGHLANDS                             41                    
MIAMI CITY HALL                       41                    
KEY WEST                              40                    
DUCK KEY                              39                    
KEY LARGO                             39                    
ST PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL         39                    
BOCA GRANDE 2 S                       37                    
TAMPA 1 SE                            37                    
PALMETTO 7 NW                         35                    
FT MYERS                              30                    


ALBERTO IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA INTO FAR SOUTHERN GEORGIA. 
THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL BE SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST
UNITED STATES AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT...WELL TO THE
NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF ALBERTO.  AS ALBERTO MOVES
ONSHORE ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF COAST EARLY MONDAY AND PUSHES
NORTH INTO THE TENNESSE VALLEY TUESDAY AND LOWER OHIO VALLEY
WENDESDAY...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY ALONG ITS TRACK...WHILE
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE WELL TO THE EAST AND
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF ALBERTO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
APPALACHIANS---SOUTHEAST AND FLORIDA WHERE ANOMALOUSLY HIGH
MOISTURE VALUES WILL PERSIST. HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY
OVER A LARGE REGION OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS FROM FLORIDA---ACROSS THE
SOUTHEEASTERN U.S....SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS---TENNESSEE AND OHIO
VALLEY REGIONS.  RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
MAXIMA OF 12 INCHES POSSIBLE.  THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL LIKELY
PRODUCE LIFE THREATENING FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

ORAVEC




Last Updated: 439 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2018