Tropical Storm Alberto strikes Florida

June 13, 2006

Tropical Storm Alberto is on-going. One WikiNews associate on the ground in Florida provided this cover story from the front page of a local paper http://media.tbo.com/ttt/images/pdfs/TribFront.pdf.

Tropical Storm Alberto is currently over Florida. At present the West Florida Coast has flood warnings. The Weather Channel is providing clear live footage of the Tropical Storm as it progresses over Florida.

Businesses like Walmart are beginning to take the storm seriously. Walmart has approximately 80 affected retail units in the area.

17 shelters opened in 11 different counties according to the Weather Channel.