The buoy was reporting west winds below tropical storm force on Monday morning, suggesting that Alberto’s strongest winds are quite localized. The storm surge was running about 1.4 feet at Panama City at around 11 am.Īs the center of Alberto approached from the south on Sunday night, a buoy located about 130 miles south-southeast of Pensacola ( buoy 42039) reported top sustained winds of 45 mph and gusts to 58 mph. High tide passed at Panama City around 10 am, where astronomical tidal levels will be dropping until Monday evening. A storm surge of 2.8 feet was observed at Apalachicola just after 11 am EDT, and waters could hold steady or rise further between now and high tide in Apalachicola (around 3 pm EDT). A storm surge warning was in effect for the eastern portion of this area, from Mexico Beach to the Suwanee River. We'll have a new post on Alberto on Tuesday.Ī tropical storm warning was in effect for the north Florida coast from the Alabama border eastward to the Suwanee River. The depression was moving north at 12 mph. Alberto's center was located about 50 miles west-northwest of Dothan, Alabama. As of 11 pm EDT, Alberto had weakened to a subtropical depression, with top sustained winds of 35 mph. Update (11 pm EDT Monday): Alberto made landfall around 5 pm EDT near Laguna Beach, FL. Heavy rains and gusty winds from Subtropical Storm Alberto pushed into the Florida Panhandle on Monday ahead of a Memorial Day landfall. Image credit: NASA/MSFC Earth Science Office. That may not sound like a lot, but any additional rainfall will exacerbate the flooding from the rain that has already fallen, and this will delay river levels from receding below flood stage quickly, CNN’s Allison Chinchar said.Above: Visible satellite image of Subtropical Storm Alberto as of 1522Z (11:22 am EDT) Monday, May 28, 2018. The NWS provided observed rainfall accumulations for the past 24 hours in the greater Baltimore area showing widespread observed amounts of 3 to 6 inches with isolated measurements exceeding 9 inches.Īdditional rainfall amounts of 1 inch could come, the NWS said. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for northeastern Anne Arundel County and southeastern Howard County through earl Monday. The river rose 17.8 feet in two hours on Sunday afternoon to 24.13 feet, a new record from the previous high of 23.6 feet. Located in the valley of the Patapsco River, a major waterway flowing to Chesapeake Bay, Ellicott City is known for its flood-prone location as much as its historic downtown. “It’s heartbreaking.”Įllicott City is an unincorporated community about 12 miles west of Baltimore. The city rallied around the slogan “Elliott City Strong.” Many businesses had just finished rebuilding, Kittleman said. Gas lines were shut down and a historic building fell, he told reporters. Kittleman said the flooding was worse than that endured in July 2016. The disaster left two dead and damaged dozens of buildings. The devastation was especially hard to comprehend coming barely two years after the last flood that ravaged the city, he said. The circumstances were not immediately known. One person was missing following the Ellicott City flooding, Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman said Monday morning. In some areas, water levels reached above the first floor of buildings, Howard County Fire and EMS Ellicott City Flooded Again /2PZ62QlNR5- zack May 27, 2018 Thirty rescues were carried out into Monday morning, officials said.īrown water rushed through Ellicott City’s historic Main Street, toppling buildings and upending cars, as the nearby Patapsco River swelled to a record-breaking level. Larry Hogan declared a state of emergency Sunday in Howard County as a massive storm drenched the Baltimore region, triggering flash floods in Ellicott City and leaving one person missing.
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