2012 Atlantic hurricane season (Cardozo/SM/Douglas/Nekaro)

Hurricane Alberto
Alberto started as Tropical Depression One near the Lesser Antilles. The depression became subtropical on January 18 due to January conditions. But on January 19, it strengthened to a Tropical Storm with a name of Alberto. Alberto began to do a rapid deepening on January 20 at 1 AM, a C1. 10 PM a C5. And on January 22 at 5:30 PM it attained its peak intensity. Alberto entered the Gulf of Mexico at the time. It weakened back to a Category 6 with winds of 205 mph on January 24 and by January 26, it was a Category 5 hurricane. It reintensfied to a Category 6 with 195 mph winds and a pressure high as 971 millibars(unusual, right?). And on January 27, it weakened way back to a Tropical Storm with winds of 71 mph(exact). It died out over Louisiana on the 30th.