Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · June 30 – July 7, 1994
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Alberto (1994) was a tropical storm of the 1994 Atlantic season. It formed on June 30, 1994, 50 mi S of Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 993 mb on July 3, 1994, and made landfall near Destin, Florida on July 3, 1994 as a tropical storm (63 mph). The storm lasted 7.5 days and travelled about 1,222 miles (1,966 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 3, 1994 · 15:00 UTC | near Destin, Florida | TS 63 mph | 993 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico | 74 mi | Jul 1 · 05:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Columbus, Georgia | 19 mi | Jul 4 · 17:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| South Fulton, Georgia | direct hit | Jul 5 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Sandy Springs, Georgia | 32 mi | Jul 5 · 18:00 UTC | TD 23 mph |
| Atlanta, Georgia | 21 mi | Jul 5 · 19:00 UTC | TD 22 mph |
| Athens, Georgia | 70 mi | Jul 6 · 00:00 UTC | TD 17 mph |
| Montgomery, Alabama | 23 mi | Jul 7 · 00:00 UTC | TD 12 mph |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 38 mi | Jul 7 · 18:00 UTC | TD 12 mph |
| Tuscaloosa, Alabama | 36 mi | Jul 7 · 18:00 UTC | TD 12 mph |
Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.
04 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 21.7°N 83.6°W | 50 mi S of Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 30 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1010 mb | 21.6°N 84.3°W | 44 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jun 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.6°N 85.2°W | 76 mi SW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| Jul 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 21.5°N 85.6°W | 83 mi ENE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.0°N 86.1°W | 75 mi NE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 22.5°N 86.4°W | 96 mi NNE of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 1 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 23.0°N 86.7°W | 127 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 23.7°N 87.1°W | 175 mi N of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| Jul 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 24.4°N 87.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 25.5°N 87.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 2 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 26.5°N 86.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 3 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 27.7°N 86.8°W | 183 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida |
| Jul 3 06:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 28.8°N 86.8°W | 111 mi S of Navarre, Florida |
| Jul 3 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 29.9°N 86.7°W | 36 mi SSE of Navarre, Florida |
| Jul 3 15:00 | TS LANDFALL | 63 mph | 993 mb | 30.4°N 86.5°W | near Destin, Florida |
| Jul 3 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 30.7°N 86.3°W | 17 mi ESE of Crestview, Florida |
| Jul 4 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1004 mb | 31.2°N 86.1°W | 17 mi WSW of Enterprise, Alabama |
| Jul 4 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1009 mb | 31.7°N 85.9°W | near Troy, Alabama |
| Jul 4 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 32.3°N 85.5°W | 21 mi S of Auburn, Alabama |
| Jul 4 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 32.7°N 85.2°W | 11 mi ENE of Opelika, Alabama |
| Jul 5 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 33.0°N 85.0°W | near LaGrange, Georgia |
| Jul 5 06:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 33.2°N 84.9°W | 14 mi SSW of Newnan, Georgia |
| Jul 5 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 33.3°N 84.8°W | near Newnan, Georgia |
| Jul 5 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1012 mb | 33.5°N 84.6°W | near South Fulton, Georgia |
| Jul 6 00:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 33.4°N 84.4°W | near Fayetteville, Georgia |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 33.3°N 84.5°W | near Peachtree City, Georgia |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 33.1°N 84.8°W | 14 mi ENE of LaGrange, Georgia |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TD | 17 mph | 1013 mb | 32.8°N 85.4°W | 11 mi N of Opelika, Alabama |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1012 mb | 32.7°N 86.3°W | 16 mi NNE of Millbrook, Alabama |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1012 mb | 32.7°N 86.6°W | 18 mi NNW of Prattville, Alabama |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1012 mb | 32.8°N 86.8°W | 21 mi S of Calera, Alabama |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TD | 12 mph | 1013 mb | 33.0°N 87.0°W | 16 mi WSW of Calera, Alabama |
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Questions
Alberto made landfall once: near Destin, Florida on July 3, 1994 at 15:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 63 mph winds.
At its peak on July 3, 1994, Alberto was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 993 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
7.5 days, from June 30, 1994 to July 7, 1994. It travelled about 1,222 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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