MIAMI (Reuters) - Small and weak Tropical Storm Alberto turned away from the U.S. coast on Monday and was mainly a threat to beachgoers along the Atlantic shore from northeast Florida to South Carolina, forecasters said.
Alberto was centered about 180 miles south-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It was headed east away from the U.S. coast and was forecast to turn to the northeast on a track that would keep it well away from land.
With top sustained winds of 40 miles per hour (65 km per hour), Alberto was just barely a tropical storm. Forecasters said its strength had likely peaked and it was expected to weaken and dissipate over the next couple of days.
