Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · May 25–31, 2018
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Tropical Storm Alberto (2018) was a tropical storm of the 2018 Atlantic season. It formed on May 25, 2018, 81 mi ENE of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico, reached its peak of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 990 mb on May 28, 2018, and made landfall 15 mi ESE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on May 28, 2018 as a tropical storm (46 mph). The storm lasted 6.0 days and travelled about 2,068 miles (3,328 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Impact
| Landfall (UTC) | Where | Strength | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2018 · 21:00 UTC | 15 mi ESE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida | TS 46 mph | 992 mb |
| City | Distance to center | When (UTC) | Storm strength then |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, Alabama | 26 mi | May 29 · 08:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Birmingham, Alabama | 19 mi | May 29 · 14:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Huntsville, Alabama | 47 mi | May 29 · 20:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 72 mi | May 30 · 01:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Nashville, Tennessee | 55 mi | May 30 · 03:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Clarksville, Tennessee | 27 mi | May 30 · 05:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Evansville, Indiana | 10 mi | May 30 · 11:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Indianapolis, Indiana | 45 mi | May 30 · 19:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Fort Wayne, Indiana | 52 mi | May 31 · 00:00 UTC | TD 35 mph |
| Grand Rapids, Michigan | 32 mi | May 31 · 04:00 UTC | TD 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.8°N 87.1°W | 81 mi ENE of Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| May 25 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.7°N 86.5°W | 110 mi ENE of San Pedro, Belize |
| May 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1006 mb | 18.9°N 85.9°W | 130 mi SSE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| May 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 19.6°N 85.7°W | 102 mi SE of Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| May 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 21.3°N 85.6°W | 81 mi E of Cancún, Quintana Roo, Mexico |
| May 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 22.6°N 85.3°W | 68 mi WNW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| May 27 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1000 mb | 23.6°N 84.8°W | 89 mi NW of Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba |
| May 27 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 998 mb | 24.9°N 84.3°W | 156 mi NNW of Bahía Honda, Artemisa, Cuba |
| May 27 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 995 mb | 26.6°N 84.4°W | 126 mi WSW of Sarasota, Florida |
| May 27 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 992 mb | 27.6°N 85.0°W | 137 mi W of Clearwater, Florida |
| May 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 28.2°N 85.8°W | 136 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| May 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 990 mb | 28.6°N 86.0°W | 110 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| May 28 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 991 mb | 29.1°N 85.9°W | 75 mi S of Panama City, Florida |
| May 28 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 991 mb | 29.8°N 85.9°W | 29 mi SSW of Panama City, Florida |
| May 28 21:00 | TS LANDFALL | 46 mph | 992 mb | 30.3°N 86.0°W | 15 mi ESE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida |
| May 29 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 993 mb | 30.9°N 86.1°W | 30 mi ENE of Crestview, Florida |
| May 29 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 994 mb | 31.9°N 86.6°W | 37 mi SSW of Montgomery, Alabama |
| May 29 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 996 mb | 33.0°N 87.0°W | 16 mi WSW of Calera, Alabama |
| May 29 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 997 mb | 34.2°N 87.3°W | 26 mi N of Jasper, Alabama |
| May 30 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 998 mb | 35.4°N 87.6°W | 19 mi NW of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee |
| May 30 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 998 mb | 36.7°N 87.9°W | 24 mi ENE of Murray, Kentucky |
| May 30 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 998 mb | 38.2°N 87.7°W | 17 mi NNW of Evansville, Indiana |
| May 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 998 mb | 39.9°N 87.0°W | 12 mi SW of Crawfordsville, Indiana |
| May 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 997 mb | 41.5°N 86.0°W | 10 mi WSW of Goshen, Indiana |
| May 31 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 995 mb | 43.5°N 84.6°W | 11 mi SE of Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| May 31 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 995 mb | 46.0°N 83.3°W | 41 mi SW of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada |
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Questions
Alberto made landfall once: 15 mi ESE of Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on May 28, 2018 at 21:00 UTC, as a tropical storm with 46 mph winds.
At its peak on May 28, 2018, Alberto was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 63 mph (102 km/h) and a central pressure of 990 mb. At its first landfall it was a tropical storm.
6.0 days, from May 25, 2018 to May 31, 2018. It travelled about 2,068 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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