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| #927736 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:51 AM 30.May.2018) TCPAT1 BULLETIN Tropical Depression Alberto Advisory Number 21 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL012018 400 AM CDT Wed May 30 2018 ...CENTER OF ALBERTO MOVING ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY... ...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUES... SUMMARY OF 400 AM CDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...37.2N 87.9W ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM SSW OF EVANSVILLE INDIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...25 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the southern Appalachians and Lower Ohio Valley. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 400 AM CDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Alberto was located near latitude 37.2 North, longitude 87.9 West. The depression is moving toward the north near 15 mph (25 km/h) and this motion is expected to become more north-northeasterly with some further acceleration today and tomorrow as it moves up the Wabash River Valley and through the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts. Minimal change in strength is expected on Wednesday. Some slight weakening is possible on Thursday. The estimated minimum central pressure is 998 mb (29.47 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL: Additional rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated higher amounts, will be possible from western Kentucky northward near the Illinois/Indiana border into the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Heavy rain is also forecast from central Alabama northeast into the Appalachian Mountains from the Carolinas to Virginia. Flash flooding and rapid water rises on creeks and streams will remain a possibility across these areas. WIND: A few gusts to tropical-storm force are possible across northwest Tennessee, western and central Kentucky, and southwest Indiana this morning. For more information on rainfall totals please see the Storm Summary available at www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc5.html NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 1000 AM CDT. $$ Forecaster Roth |
