05-20-2012, 04:32 AM
2012 early start to hurricane season, which begins June 1. ~~
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- A low pressure system off the coast of South Carolina became Tropical Storm Alberto Saturday afternoon.
- This is the first tropical storm of the season and has sustained winds near 50 miles per hour.
- The center is located about 105 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, or about 145 miles east of Savannah, Georgia, as of 11 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday evening.
- Alberto is moving to the southwest near 6 miles per hour.
- A slow southwest motion is expected through Sunday with a turn to the west-northwest and then the north by Monday.
- A tropical storm watch has been issued for parts of the South Carolina Coast between the Savannah River and the South Santee River: this includes Charleston and Beaufort.
- A low pressure system off the coast of South Carolina became Tropical Storm Alberto Saturday afternoon.
- This is the first tropical storm of the season and has sustained winds near 50 miles per hour.
- The center is located about 105 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, or about 145 miles east of Savannah, Georgia, as of 11 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday evening.
- Alberto is moving to the southwest near 6 miles per hour.
- A slow southwest motion is expected through Sunday with a turn to the west-northwest and then the north by Monday.
- A tropical storm watch has been issued for parts of the South Carolina Coast between the Savannah River and the South Santee River: this includes Charleston and Beaufort.