Tropical Storm Alberto Devastates Alabama, Georgia, and Florida
Storm Brings Extensive Flooding and Damage
Rainfall Totaled Over 30 Inches
WEB Tropical Storm Alberto swept through the Gulf Coast from June 30th to July 8th, 1994, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The storm's origin can be traced to a tropical wave detected in Dakar, Senegal on June 18th. As the system moved westward, it intensified into Tropical Depression One on June 29th.
WEB Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in Alabama on July 1st as a tropical storm, but quickly weakened to a tropical depression. The storm's remnants continued to produce heavy rainfall across Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, leading to extensive flooding.
WEB NWS National Weather Service Description A decaying tropical system previously known as Tropical Storm Alberto produced torrential rainfall which resulted in widespread flooding from Florida to South Carolina. The heaviest rainfall occurred over a narrow band extending from southwestern Alabama across central and eastern Georgia and into western South Carolina. Storm total rainfall amounts exceeded 30 inches in several locations. Unprecedented flooding occurred along the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers in Georgia.
WEB Tropical Storm Alberto was the costliest storm of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season, causing an estimated $3 billion in damage.
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