Georgia, 2006

Tropical Storm in Georgia, June 12 to 14, 2006

June 12 to 14, 2006 · NWS CHS · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the western tip of Cuba and moved north into the northeast Gulf of Mexico June 12th. Alberto made landfall in the Florida Big Bend on the 13th and the moved north into Southern Georgia.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.

Tropical Storm Alberto formed off the western tip of Cuba and moved north into the northeast Gulf of Mexico June 12th. Alberto made landfall in the Florida Big Bend on the 13th and the moved north into Southern Georgia. Tropical storm force winds affected the Georgia coast the afternoon and evening on the 13th into the morning of the 14th. Winds were as strong as 40 mph in many locations mainly near the coast. Rainfall totaled 3 to 5 inches across portions of southeast Georgia mainly along the Interstate 95 corridor with isolated rain totals near 7 inches. Rainbands produced 2 tornadoes including a F1 tornado in Savannah. Storm affects to the coast were minimal.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 9:00 AM EST, 7 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 9:00 AM EST, 7 hours before
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The radar

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Event by event

16 tropical storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Tropical Storm, Coastal Chatham

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Coastal Liberty

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Coastal McIntosh

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Effingham

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Effingham forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Evans

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Evans forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.157, -81.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Inland Bryan

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Inland Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Inland Chatham

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Inland Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Inland Liberty

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Inland Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Inland McIntosh

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

Tropical Storm, Jenkins

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Jenkins forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.793, -81.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Long

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Long forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
31.753, -81.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Screven

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Screven forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Tattnall

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Tattnall forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Candler

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Candler forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.403, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Bulloch

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Bulloch forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tropical Storm, Coastal Bryan

When
June 12, 4:00 PM EST to June 14, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY

What these are

Tropical Storm
A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 34 to 63 knots (39 to 73 mph).

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Georgia in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, June 2006The 2006 hurricane season

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5516197, 5516198, 5516199, 5516200, 5516201, 5516202, 5516203, 5516204, 5516205, 5516206, 5516207, 5516208, 5516209, 5517677, 5517678, 5517679.