Hurricane Alberto (1982)
Hurricane Alberto reached Category 1 in the North Atlantic between June 2, 1982 and June 6, 1982, with a lowest pressure of 985 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Hurricane Alberto, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 1982 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.
The storm
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Dates
- June 2, 1982 to June 6, 1982
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 75 kt (86 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 985 mb (29.09 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 22 km (14 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 2.1
- Fastest the center moved
- 10 kt (12 mph)
- Identifier
- AL011982
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads publishes a machine-readable casualty or damage figure for a storm of this era. The National Hurricane Center’s season tables begin in 1995 and carry deaths and damage only from 2005 in the Atlantic and 2020 in both basins; the US Storm Events record begins in 1996.
Rainfall
The Weather Prediction Center attributes 113 rain gauge totals over the contiguous United States to this storm. The wettest reached 16.47 inches (418 mm).
| Station | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Tavernier | 16.47 in (418 mm) | 25.00N 80.52W |
| Flamingo Ranger Station | 11.93 in (303 mm) | 25.15N 80.92W |
| Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend | 8.61 in (219 mm) | 25.75N 80.83W |
| Homestead Exp Stn | 8.26 in (210 mm) | 25.50N 80.50W |
| Oasis Ranger Station | 8.04 in (204 mm) | 25.85N 81.03W |
| Royal Palm Ranger Station | 6.83 in (173 mm) | 25.38N 80.60W |
| Everglades | 6.61 in (168 mm) | 25.85N 81.38W |
| Key West WSO AP | 6.49 in (165 mm) | 24.55N 81.75W |
| Boca Raton | 5.90 in (150 mm) | 26.37N 80.08W |
| Fort Lauderdale | 5.86 in (149 mm) | 26.10N 80.20W |
| Miami 12 SSW | 5.65 in (144 mm) | 25.65N 80.30W |
| Naples 2 NE | 5.41 in (137 mm) | 26.17N 81.78W |
WPC’s storm rainfall file, 1900 to 2020, compiled by David Roth.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 12:00 | 21.7N 87.1W | 20 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 2, 18:00 | 22.2N 86.5W | 25 kt | 1004 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 3, 00:00 | 22.6N 85.8W | 30 kt | 1003 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 3, 06:00 | 22.8N 85.0W | 40 kt | 1001 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 3, 12:00 | 23.2N 84.2W | 50 kt | 995 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 3, 18:00 | 24.0N 83.6W | 75 kt | 985 mb | Hurricane |
| Jun 4, 00:00 | 24.8N 83.4W | 65 kt | 992 mb | Hurricane |
| Jun 4, 06:00 | 24.9N 84.1W | 55 kt | 998 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 4, 12:00 | 24.9N 84.8W | 45 kt | 1002 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 4, 18:00 | 25.0N 84.2W | 40 kt | 1005 mb | Tropical storm |
| Jun 5, 00:00 | 25.1N 84.1W | 30 kt | 1007 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 06:00 | 25.2N 84.0W | 25 kt | 1008 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 12:00 | 25.3N 83.9W | 25 kt | 1009 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 5, 18:00 | 25.4N 83.6W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 6, 00:00 | 25.5N 83.3W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 6, 06:00 | 25.5N 83.0W | 25 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
| Jun 6, 12:00 | 25.5N 82.6W | 20 kt | 1010 mb | Tropical depression |
Other North Atlantic storms of 1982
- Unnamed tropical stormNorth Atlantic · 1982
- Tropical Storm BerylNorth Atlantic · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1982
- Tropical Storm ChrisNorth Atlantic · 1982
- Hurricane DebbyNorth Atlantic · 1982
- Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Atlantic · 1982
- Tropical Storm ErnestoNorth Atlantic · 1982
What this means
A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.
Sources
Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.
The National Hurricane Center has published no tropical cyclone report for this storm.