The Atlantic Tropical Cyclones of 2006…Part One

The 2006 North Atlantic Hurricane Season did not waste any time getting started, as the tropical depression that would become Alberto formed on June 10th in the Caribbean. The system moved into the Gulf, becoming Alberto on June 11th. It turned northward and intensified to near hurricane strength before it began to weaken. It made landfall near Adams Beach, Florida, fifty miles south of Tallahassee on June 13th.

Beryl was the only named storm in July, and by then it was evident that the season was going to be much quieter than the past two. It passed over Nantucket with gusts top tropical storm force on July 21st, but produced little impact.

Chris formed on August first near the Leeward Islands. Chris quickly became a tropical storm and passed north of the islands, but weakened back to a depression before it affected the Bahamas and dissipated before it reached Cuba.

Debby formed in late August and remained over the open waters of the Atlantic.

Ernesto was the headliner of the year for the United States. The storm formed in the eastern Caribbean and briefly became a hurricane before crossing Haiti and southeastern Cuba. It was a minimal tropical storm when it reached South Florida on the 30th of August. The storm passed back over open water and made landfall in North Carolina on the 31st, again as a minimal tropical storm. 70 mph wind gusts were reported on the Outer Banks of North Carolina and gale force winds were reported over a wide area of the Atlantic coast as the result of a strong pressure gradient between high pressure to the north and the tropical storm.

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