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Alberto prompts evacuations from Florida coast
Reuters   Tuesday, 13 June 2006

An NOAA satellite image showing Tropical Storm Alberto, June 12, 2006. The U.S. National Hurricane Center on Monday issued a hurricane warning for Florida's Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Alberto's maximum sustained winds increased to 60 knots, or just under 70 miles per hour (113 km per hour). REUTERS/ NOAAReuters - Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Monday said mandatory evacuations orders had been issued for areas along the state's west coast after U.S. forecasters warned that Tropical Storm Alberto could become the first hurricane of 2006.


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