Tropical Storm Alberto made landfall in Florida Tuesdayafternoon, according to the National Weather Service, about 50miles southeast of Tallahassee.
As Alberto, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricaneseason, was predicted to pick up speed while on the water, ahurricane warning was issued for the Gulf Coast. The hurricanewarning was changed Tuesday afternoon to a tropical storm warning,as maximum sustained winds had decreased to 40 mph.
The National Hurricane Center predicted that Alberto will weakenas it moves over land, and that it could transform into anextratropical cyclone that could potentially strengthen throughoutthe next two to five days as it moves over the NorthernAtlantic.
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