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#927758 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:47 AM 30.May.2018) TCPAT1 BULLETIN Tropical Depression Alberto Advisory Number 22 NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD AL012018 1000 AM CDT Wed May 30 2018 ...CENTER OF ALBERTO MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWEST INDIANA... ...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT CONTINUES... SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...38.7N 87.4W ABOUT 80 MI...129 KM SW OF INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 24 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB...29.44 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- Flash Flood Warnings are in effect for portions of western Kentucky as well as from extreme northeast Georgia to western North Carolina. Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the southern Appalachians and Lower Ohio Valley. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1000 AM CDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Alberto was located near latitude 38.7 North, longitude 87.4 West. The depression is moving toward the north-northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h) and this motion is expected to accelerate today. Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. The system will transition to an extratropical wave cyclone as the remnant circulation comes under the influence of an upper level trough moving across the Great Lakes and southern Canada through Thursday. The estimated minimum central pressure is 997 mb (29.44 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL: Additional rainfall of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated higher amounts, will be possible northward along the Illinois/Indiana border into the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Flash flooding and rapid water rises on creeks and streams will remain a possibility across these areas. WIND: A few wind gusts may approach tropical-storm force (34 knots or 39 mph) across western and central Indiana today. 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 400 PM CDT. $$ Forecaster Carbin |