NHC AL011988 · Atlantic basin
Tropical Storm Alberto (1988)
August 5, 1988 – August 8, 1988
Tropical Storm Alberto peaked at Tropical storm with 40 mph sustained winds and passed within 75 miles of 25 US cities, 0 of them while still at hurricane strength.
- Peak strength
- Tropical storm
- Cities within 75 mi
- 25
- At hurricane strength
- 0
- States
- 2
40 mph
when closest
Cities Alberto passed near, strongest first
Massachusetts (24)
- WellfleetTropical storm · 58 mi
- NantucketTropical storm · 59 mi
- ProvincetownTropical storm · 71 mi
- CotuitTropical storm · 75 mi
- ChathamTropical storm · 46 mi
- HarwichTropical storm · 50 mi
- OrleansTropical storm · 50 mi
- Dennis PortTropical storm · 51 mi
- BrewsterTropical storm · 53 mi
- EasthamTropical storm · 54 mi
- South YarmouthTropical storm · 54 mi
- South DennisTropical storm · 54 mi
- West YarmouthTropical storm · 55 mi
- Yarmouth PortTropical storm · 56 mi
- DennisTropical storm · 57 mi
- HyannisTropical storm · 57 mi
- BarnstableTropical storm · 59 mi
- CentervilleTropical storm · 59 mi
- OstervilleTropical storm · 59 mi
- Marstons MillsTropical storm · 62 mi
- West BarnstableTropical storm · 62 mi
- East SandwichTropical storm · 66 mi
- SandwichTropical storm · 68 mi
- Sagamore BeachTropical storm · 72 mi
Maine (1)
- MachiasTropical storm · 74 mi
About this record
The track is the National Hurricane Center's best-track record, revised after the season with every observation available. Strength at a city is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, not the wind that city measured.