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Alberto weakens into Subtropical Depression after making landfall in Florida panhandle

Posted at 7:15 AM, May 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-29 03:00:08-04

Monday 11:00 p.m. EDT update

From the National Hurricane Center:

At 11:00 p.m. EDT, the center of Subtropical Depression Alberto was located near latitude 31.4 North, longitude 86.2 West. The depression is moving toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h)  A faster northward to north-northwestward motion is expected during the next few days.

On the forecast track, the center of Alberto will move over Alabama later tonight and early Tuesday. The system is forecast to move over the Tennessee Valley on Tuesday and into the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region on Wednesday and Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Continued weakening is forecast as Alberto moves farther inland, and the system is expected to degenerate into a remnant low by Tuesday evening.

 

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