It’s still a week before the “official” start of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, and we have our first named storm. The area of disturbed weather near the Yucatan that we’ve been watching is now Subtropical Storm Alberto.At 11 am on Friday, Subtropical Storm Alberto was located near 19.7 North, 86.8 West, and was moving north-northeast at 6 miles per hour. Maximum sustained winds were 40 miles per hour. Watches are in effect for parts of the Yucatan coast and extreme western Cuba. Alberto is on a course to make landfall along the northern Gulf coast on Tuesday.
The main effects on our weather remain the same — periods of heavy rain, gusty winds, and the possibility of localized flooding this weekend. An isolated tornado is possible.
