Tropical Storm Alberto has formed in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a busy hurricane season. The National Hurricane Center says Alberto was located 185 miles east of Tampico, Mexico, on Wednesday morning with top sustained winds of 40 mph.
MIAMI — Tropical Storm Alberto formed on Wednesday in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, the first named storm of what is forecast to be a
Alberto was located 185 miles east of Tampico, Mexico and 295 miles south-southeast of Brownsville, Texas. It had top sustained winds of 40 mph , according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. A tropical storm is defined by sustained winds of between 39 and 73 mph , and above that the system becomes a hurricane.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the hurricane season that began June 1 and runs through Nov.
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