Tropical Storm Alberto forms over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico – impacts expected well north of the center
Tropical Storm Alberto – the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season – formed over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday morning, and is expected to make landfall over central Mexico early tomorrow morning. Alberto is the latest first named storm in the Atlantic basin since Arthur in 2014; however, this is nothing unusual: the long-term average date for the first named storm in the Atlantic is June 25. As of 5:00 p.m. EDT (4:00 p.m. CDT…