Hurricane season 2012 officially begins June 1 in the Atlantic, but the first named storm swept near the U.S. East Coast this weekend. Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the coast of South Carolina on May 19. NASA’s Terra satellite captured its view from space that same day. This storm was never expected to make landfall, but it did cause a storm watch along the U.S. East Coast, which was discontinued yesterday (May 20) at 5 p.m. EDT.
Read more about Tropical Storm Alberto from EarthSky weather blogger Matt Daniel
Read more about Tropical Storm Alberto from NASA Earth Observatory
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