The National Hurricane Center said in its 2 p.m. "On the forecast track, the center of Alberto will cross the northern Gulf Coast in the warning area this afternoon or evening," the center said. Alberto's approach to the region triggered mandatory evacuations of some small, sparsely populated Gulf Coast barrier islands in one Florida county. The hurricane center said a tropical storm warning was in effect from the Suwannee River in Florida to the Mississippi-Alabama state line. GULF COAST BRACES FOR IMPACT AS ALBERTO THREATENS FLASH FLOODSAnother small business, Taylor Airboats, told FOX35 they had to cancel some bookings over the weekend.

Source: Fox News May 28, 2018 11:48 UTC