alberto formed from a north-moving tropical depression north of the yucatán peninsula on july 2. tropical storm alberto continued north, making landfall near destin, florida on july 3 as a moderately strong tropical storm. the storm weakened quickly to a tropical depression, which then moved around georgia and alabama until it dissipated on july 7. damage was guessed at $500 million (1994 usd) and 30 deaths were caused by the effects of tropical storm alberto.