Subtropical Storm Alberto is approaching the Gulf of Mexico

The National Hurricane Center has given a name to the first tropical disturbance of 2018 – one week before the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1.

Subtropical Storm Alberto “has become better defined and thunderstorm activity has also increased and become better organized.”

“Regardless of the tropical development of this storm, we are going to see a lot of rain in South Mississippi this weekend,” Senior Systems Analyst Jason Plummer said. “Currently, there’s anywhere from 4-to-8 inches of rain predicted, but areas caught under slow moving bands could see even more rainfall. Severe thunderstorm will be possible and tornados can’t be ruled out.”

The NHC added that “a tropical depression or storm is likely to form by Saturday over the northwestern Caribbean Sea or the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.”

Employees should be mindful of changing weather conditions over the next several days, including any outdoor plans to celebrate Memorial Day.

Mississippi Power customers can visit the company’s online Storm and Outage Center to stay connected before, during and after a storm.

Customers can sign up to receive text, email or voicemail notifications about a power outage, including the estimated restoration time and when service has been restored.

Customers can also report an outage online, learn generator safety tips and view the company’s recently updated online outage map, all by visiting mississippipower.com.

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