Monday, June 12, 2006

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: First Named Storm Of Hurricane Season Swirls Toward Florida

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: First Named Storm Of Hurricane Season Swirls Toward Florida: "The first named storm of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season strengthened slightly in the Gulf of Mexico early Monday, prompting tropical storm warnings for the dry Florida coast.

Tropical Storm Alberto had maximum sustained wind near 50 mph, well below hurricane strength of 74 mph, the National Hurricane Center said. At 8 a.m., the storm was centered 240 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola and was moving north-northeast at about 8 mph, forecasters said."

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