Jacksonville, FL — Subtropical Storm Alberto has formed in the Caribbean and is continuing to move through the Gulf of Mexico through the weekend. Local impacts are expected to be felt by Sunday and Monday with times of heavy downpours.
Action News Jax Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh says the center of the storm is expected to have land impact anywhere from the Panhandle to New Orleans, so there will be no direct local impact.
Subtropical means that the system is not warm all the way through its core. Buresh says it is expected to transition to a Tropical Storm over the next couple of days.
“It’s just semantics, it’s just naming, and this development doesn’t at all change the local forecast as we head through the holiday weekend for Jacksonville and NE Florida”, Buresh said.
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“There will be a tremendous surge of tropical moisture northward across the area and that will add to some rain”, Buresh said.
Saturday looks like the driest day of the weekend. By Sunday we feel impacts of tropical moisture, in part from what’s likely to be Alberto over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Monday is looking dry to start the day, and then stormy by the afternoon. Buresh says we stay wet into next week, and some isolated areas could see upwards of 10 inches of rain by the end of next week.
We now have Subtropical Storm Alberto in the NW Caribbean. We'll get an official advisory from @NHC_Atlantic soon with the storm track, but our local impact doesn't change. Periods of heavy rain, breezy at the coast, elevated risk of rip currents pic.twitter.com/OZ2pM46Jyi
— Arielle Nixon (@NixonFirstAlert) May 25, 2018
Heavy rainfall expected this Memorial Day weekend. #flwx #gawx #JaxReady pic.twitter.com/MmzZ08Gl51
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) May 25, 2018
Trying to make outdoor plans for #MemorialDay weekend? In order from best to worst day to get outside:
— Arielle Nixon (@NixonFirstAlert) May 25, 2018
1. Saturday
2. Monday
3. Sunday
We will have rain each day but your best chance for periods of dry weather is Saturday. #firstalertwx pic.twitter.com/Jx2ULzKJMT
Heavy rainfall is forecast throughout the Memorial Day weekend. Flood watches, warnings and advisories may be necessary for portions of our region. Know the differences among the flood products so you'll be able to respond quickly when flooding occurs #flwx #gawx #jaxwx #jaxready pic.twitter.com/vC3MoyC2RU
— NWS Jacksonville (@NWSJacksonville) May 25, 2018