Talking the Tropics With Mike: Alberto far inland & still producing flooding

May 30, 2018 — Alberto came ashore on the Florida Panhandle late Monday between Panama City & Destin near Laguna Beach as a weakening subtropical storm (not fully warm core)......

The "Buresh Bottom Line": Always be prepared!..... City of Jacksonville Preparedness Guide... Georgia Hurricane Guide.

The first named storm in May to form over/near the Gulf of Mexico since 1976 -- & only 5th since 1851 -- "Alberto" is weakening over land as the still relatively well defined center moves into Kentucky & then Indiana(!). Widespread flooding is ongoing - or has occurred - from the Gulf Coast north to Illinois & Indiana.

Alberto was the fifth named storm to hit Florida since August 2016 (Hermine - Aug., 2016... Julia - Sept., 2016... Emily Aug., 2017 & Irma in Sept., 2017) [Matthew never made landfall on Fl. soil]... & was the longest lasting - 3.5+ days - May named storm over the Atlantic Basin since 1953.

Rainfall reports from our Jax N.W.S. Sun. - early Tue.:

...72 HOUR RAINFALL REPORTS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...

Location Amount

...Northeast Florida...

...Alachua County...
5 SSE Brooker 2.24 in
Micanopy 8.5 W 2.11 in
2 NNW High Springs 2.02 in
5 S High Springs 1.92 in
5 SE Alachua 1.71 in
5 SSW High Springs 1.56 in
3 NW University Of Florida 1.51 in
1 WNW Alachua 1.50 in
4 W University of Florida 1.30 in
2 W Gainesville 1.30 in
5 W University of Florida 1.20 in
Gainesville Regional Airport 1.16 in
2 NW University Of Florida 1.14 in
2 NNE Micanopy 1.13 in
6 SSE Alachua 1.02 in
6 W University of Florida 1.01 in

...Baker County...
7 NNW Taylor 2.05 in
3 ESE Sanderson 1.35 in
3 N Olustee 1.07 in

...Bradford County...
4 NNE Lawtey 1.10 in
Starke 1.02 in

...Clay County...
4 WSW Switzerland 2.69 in
1 N Lakeside 2.60 in
1 S Bellair 2.59 in
2 W Switzerland 2.57 in
2 WNW Green Cove Springs 1.84 in
2 WSW Picolata 1.37 in
9 N Florahome 1.09 in
8 N Florahome 1.01 in

...Columbia County...
4 SE Fort White 2.15 in
2 W Oleno State Park 1.96 in
1 NE Ichetucknee Spring 1.73 in
Lake City 7.9 SSW 1.36 in
White Springs 1.26 in
3 E Belmont 1.16 in

...Duval County...
3 ENE Oceanway 2.99 in
1 WNW Ortega 2.95 in
1 SSE Ortega 2.77 in
2 NNW Tallyrand 2.77 in
1 SSE Arlington 2.69 in
1 SW Ortega 2.63 in
2 S Arlington 2.53 in
Jacksonville Intl Airport 2.46 in
Jacksonville Nas 2.45 in
1 SE Ortega 2.44 in
3 SSE San Marco 2.42 in
Jacksonville 6.7 WSW 2.30 in
1 S Jacksonville Heigh 2.11 in
5 WNW Jacksonville Heigh 2.11 in
1 E Normandy 1.95 in
3 ENE Mandarin 1.90 in
4 NNE Mandarin 1.75 in
4 SW Unf 1.48 in
Mayport Naval Station 1.23 in
2 WNW San Pablo 1.03 in
1 SW San Pablo 1.02 in
Craig Municipal Airport 0.94 in

...Flagler County...
Washington Oaks State Garden 1.62 in
1 SE Flagler Beach 1.52 in
2 NNE Palm Coast 1.47 in
2 NE Palm Coast 1.47 in
Marineland 1.37 in
Palm Coast 1.08 in
Palm Coast 1.04 in
4 S Palm Coast 1.02 in
Palm Coast 1.01 in

...Gilchrist County...
Bell 4wnw 2.17 in
Trenton 4.0 NW 2.14 in
3 N Bell 2.12 in
Trenton 1.79 in
5 WNW Newberry 1.29 in

...Hamilton County...
4 ENE West Lake 1.96 in
5 NNW White Springs 1.53 in
White Springs 1.32 in

...Marion County...
3 N Flemington 1.84 in
Ocala Airport - Jim Taylor F 1.04 in
5 SW Ocala Airport 0.99 in
5 NW Salt Springs 0.87 in
3 WNW Ocklawaha 0.80 in
2 WNW Summerfield 0.79 in
5 WNW Ocala Airport 0.66 in
1 NNE Weirsdale 0.53 in

...Nassau County...
3 NE Yulee 2.45 in
1 N Yulee 2.08 in
Fernandina Beach 1.71 in

...Putnam County...
4 NW Interlachen 1.15 in
1 NNW Mannville 0.82 in
2 NNE Bakerstown 0.75 in
4 NE Florahome 0.70 in

...St. Johns County...
1 NW Fruit Cove 2.85 in
3 SSE Spuds 2.65 in
1 NNW Saint Augustine 2.28 in
1 WNW Saint Augustine South 1.95 in
1 W Saint Augustine Shore 1.81 in

...Suwannee County...
5 WSW Mcalpin 2.00 in
3 N Houston 1.78 in
5 E Mcalpin 1.58 in

...Southeast Georgia...

...Appling County...
4 SW Baxley 0.94 in

...Bacon County...
Bacon County Airport 0.33 in

...Brantley County...
4 ESE Hickox 1.43 in
Nahunta 6ne 1.10 in
Atkinson 1wsw 0.88 in

...Camden County...
3 WSW Kingsland 2.48 in
Satilla River At Us 17 0.69 in

...Charlton County...
10 SW Folkston 1.74 in
3 SSW Folkston 1.72 in
1 ENE Folkston 1.69 in
1 WNW Steven Foster State Pa 1.65 in
Kingfisher Landing 0.94 in
11 NNW Steven Foster State P 0.87 in

...Clinch County...
5 SE Fargo 1.17 in
Fargo 2ne 0.98 in
Suwannee River At Us Hwy 441 0.91 in

...Coffee County...
Pridgen 1.76 in

...Echols County...
Alapaha River At Hwy 94 1.29 in

...Glynn County...
3 S Boys Estate 1.84 in
1 SW Saint Simons 1.44 in
Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport 1.04 in
5 ESE Thalmann 0.94 in

...Jeff Davis County...
1 SSE Lumber City 1.19 in

...Pierce County...
Little Satilla River Near Of 1.46 in
5 NNW Blackshear 1.10 in
Waycross 0.91 in

...Ware County...
2 W Deenwood 1.10 in
3 WNW Manor 1.09 in
Satilla River At Ga 158 Near 0.83 in

...Wayne County...
5 NW Doctortown 1.07 in
2 ENE Screven 0.97

May tropical cyclones have occurred 4 times in the last 5 years but developed over the Atlantic:

2016 (1 - Bonnie)... 2015 (1 - Ana)... 2012 (2 - Alberto & Beryl).

The list of names repeats every 6 years, & - interestingly - Alberto was also a May storm in 2012. In fact, 6 years ago Memorial Day on May 28th, strong tropical storm "Beryl" came ashore near Jacksonville Beach.

The Atlantic Basin is now quiet from a tropical standpoint: