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Tropical Storm — Lafayette, FL

Jun 12, 2006

The center of Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall near Adams Beach along the Taylor County coast, about 50 miles southeast of Tallahassee, Florida, near midday on June 13. The highest 2-minute wind measured was 36 knots at Keaton Beach around 3 pm EDT on June 13. A peak wind gust of 48 knots was recorded from Gulf Buoy 42036, about 80 miles southeast of Apalachicola. It also recorded the lowest sea level pressure, 995.2 millibars. Rainfall totals for the 48-hour period ending at 8 am EDT o

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5514468). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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