Tropical storm Alberto Related Storm lashes Nova Scotia

Alberto storm remnants lash Nova Scotia

Visible satellite image of Eastern North America, showing the composite low centered South of Nova Scotia. Note the tightly coiled coma shape, indicative of intense mid-latitude systems. Luckily for residents of Nova Scotia the heaviest rains and severest gales, as well as the area of hurricane force winds, remained offshore. 

Surface chart depicting the new combined low, now centered South of SW Nova Scotia. The central pressure of this system dropped 32 mb in the past 24 hours! Only 24 mb drop in 24 hours, or less, is required to qualify the system as a meteorological "bomb". 

Surface chart depicting Tropical storm Alberto, centered inland over the SE US. The system is in the process or merging with a frontal wave, and the new combined low is deepening explosively. The storm is moving towards the NE at roughly 25 mph. 

Visible satellite image of Eastern North America, showing Tropical storm Alberto centered over the SE US. 

Surface chart depicting Tropical storm Alberto, centered inland over the SE US. The system is moving towards the NE at roughly 20 mph. 

Weather Report For Johnson Settlement NB, Recorded At 2100 UCT On 06/15/2006

Temp: Current; 21.6 C/71 F, High; 22 C/72 F, Low; 9.1 C/48 F


Hum: 40%


Bar: 1004 mb/29.65 Inches; Falling Slowly


Sky: Mainly Cloudy; Cirrostratus and Scatt. Cumulus


Wind: NNW; 4 gusting to 8 mph/6 gusting to 13 km/h


Precip: None


Total Precip: None


Note: None

Weather Report For Johnson Settlement NB, Recorded At 2100 UCT On 06/14/2006

Temp: Current; 23.7 C/75 F, High; 26.7 C/80 F, Low; 10.1 C/50 F


Hum: 51%


Bar: 1016 mb/30.00 Inches; Rising Slowly


Sky: A mix of Sun and Clouds; Cirrostratus, Altocumulus and Cumulus


Wind: Calm


Precip: None


Total Precip: A trace of rainfall


Note: None