Florida Braces Itself for First Hurricane
Florida was last night braced for the first potential hurricane of the season as tropical storm Alberto picked up strength over the Gulf of Mexico and headed for the state's north-western 'nature coast', writes Julian Borger.
Florida was last night braced for the first potential hurricane of the season as tropical storm Alberto picked up strength over the Gulf of Mexico and headed for the state's north-western "nature coast", writes Julian Borger.
Alberto was expected to become a hurricane by the early hours of today, and a hurricane warning was issued along 200 miles of low-lying swampy seashore from Longboat Key near Sarasota to the Ochlockonee river, south of Tallahassee.
Alberto has drenched Havana and Cuba's western Pinar del Rio province, causing minor flooding. It mostly missed US oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
Alberto was expected to become a hurricane by the early hours of today, and a hurricane warning was issued along 200 miles of low-lying swampy seashore from Longboat Key near Sarasota to the Ochlockonee river, south of Tallahassee.
Alberto has drenched Havana and Cuba's western Pinar del Rio province, causing minor flooding. It mostly missed US oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
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