THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERTO
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2018

...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE FROM ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST STATES...THE
CAROLINAS...AND FLORIDA... 

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

AT 1000 AM 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 FRI MAY 25 THROUGH 1000 AM EDT MON MAY 28...

...ALABAMA...
MOBILE REGIONAL RPT                   1.83                    
ALABASTER/SHELBY COUNTY ARPT          1.61                    
HUNTSVILLE INTL ARPT                  1.26                    

...FLORIDA...
ENGLEWOOD 3.7 NNW                     5.93                    
ISLAMORADA 7.8 SW                     4.57                    
PUNTA GORDA/CHARLOTTE CO. ARPT        4.46                    
DEERFIELD BEACH 1.4 S                 4.00                    
POMPANO BEACH AIRPARK                 3.83                    
KEY WEST INTL ARPT                    3.79                    
MIAMI INTL ARPT                       3.64                    
FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE APT         3.63                    
WEST PALM BEACH INTL ARPT             3.34                    
HOLLYWOOD/NORTH PERRY ARPT            3.33                    
MIAMI/OPA LOCKA APRT                  3.17                    
KEY WEST NAS                          3.07                    
MARATHON AIRPORT                      2.95                    
FORT LAUDERDALE/HOLLYWOOD ARPT        2.67                    
DESTIN/FT WALTON AIRPORT              2.56                    
HOMESTEAD AFB                         2.37                    
FORT MYERS/SW FLORIDA RGNL ARPT       2.22                    
PERRY/FOLEY ARPT                      2.14                    
MIAMI/KENDELL-TAMIAMI EXEC ARPT       2.06                    
MACDILL AFB/TAMPA                     1.86                    
VERO BEACH INTL ARPT                  1.50                    
ORLANDO/SANFORD ARPT                  1.39                    
JACKSONVILLE INTL ARPT                1.37                    
MELBOURNE INTL ARPT                   1.26                    
BROOKSVILLE/HERNANDO CO. ARPT         1.07                    
TAMPA INTL ARPT                       1.07                    

...GEORGIA...
THOMSON/MCDUFFIE COUNTY ARPT          2.23                    
AUGUSTA/BUSH FIELD ARPT               1.78                    
MACON/MIDDLE GA RGNL ARPT             1.30                    
CARTERSVILLE ARPT                     1.09                    
VALDOSTA RGNL ARPT                    1.07                    

...LOUISIANA...
NEW IBERIA/ACADIANA RGNL ARPT         2.33                    
MONROE RGNL ARPT                      1.30                    
NEW ORLEANS INTL ARPT                 1.23                    
LAFAYETTE RGNL ARPT                   1.10                    

...MISSISSIPPI...
PASCAGOULA/LOTT INTL ARPT             2.13                    
MCCOMB/LEWIS ARPT                     1.78                    
MEDIFIAN/KEY FIELD                    1.43                    
JACKSON INTL ARPT                     1.39                    
LAUREL/HATTIESBURG RGNL ARPT          1.35                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
ANDREWS-MURPHY ARPT                   1.48                    
WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH REYNOLDS ARP      1.37                    
WATAUGA CNTY HOSP HELIPORT            1.36                    
ASHEVILLE ARPT                        1.03                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
ANDERSON COUNTY ARPT                  1.96                    
GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG INTL ARPT      1.44                    
GREENWOOD COUNTY ARPT                 1.18                    

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

...FLORIDA...
LONGBOAT KEY 20 SW                    65                    
ST GEORGE ISLAND BRIDGE               52                    
SAINT GEORGE ISLAND 18 S              45                    
BUOY STATION APCF 1 APALACHICOLA      44                    
CARD SOUND BRIDGE 11 ESE              44                    
WEST PALM BEACH INTL ARPT             44                    
DUCK KEY                              42                    
ARCHBOLD                              41                    
HIGHLANDS                             41                    
MIAMI CITY HALL                       41                    
KEY WEST                              40                    
KEY LARGO                             39                    
ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER INTL ARPT   39                    
BOCA GRANDE 2 S                       37                    
TAMPA 1 SE                            37                    
ANNA MARIA ISLAND 6 NNW               36                    
PALMETTO 7 NW                         35                    
MACDILL AIR FORCE 1 W                 33                    
MELBOURNE INTL ARPT                   33                    


ALBERTO IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ACROSS PORTIONS
OF FLORIDA IN ADDITION TO MOST OF ALABAMA...GEORGIA...AND THE
CAROLINAS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS IN FLORIDA.  EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTICULAR WERE MOVING ACROSS THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE EASTERN
GULF COAST TODAY AND PUSH NORTH INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY BY
TUESDAY...ENTERING THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE OHIO VALLEY BY
WEDNESDAY. AS ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...MUCH OF ALABAMA...AND
WESTERN GEORGIA. RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THIS AREA WILL RANGE FROM 4
TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY
RAIN POTENTIAL WILL CONTINUE WELL TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER OF ALBERTO ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS...THE SOUTHEAST
STATES AND FLORIDA WHERE ANOMALOUSLY HIGH MOISTURE VALUES WILL
PERSIST. THESE REGIONS CAN EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF TOTAL RAINFALL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALL LOCAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS AS THESE HEAVY
RAINS COULD GIVE WAY TO LIFE THREATENING FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 PM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

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Last Updated: 1111 AM EDT MON MAY 28 2018