Tropical Storm Fred (2021)
Atlantic tropical storm in 2021
Tropical Storm Fred was a strong tropical storm which affected much of the Greater Antilles and the Southeastern United States in August 2021. The sixth tropical depression and sixth tropical storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It began on August 4 and was listed as a potential tropical cyclone by August 9.[1]
| Tropical storm (SSHWS/NWS) | |
 Tropical Storm Fred nearing landfall in the Florida Panhandle on August 16 | |
| Formed | August 9, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Dissipated | August 20, 2021 |
| (Post-tropical after August 18) | |
| Highest winds | 1-minute sustained: 65 mph (100 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 993 mbar (hPa); 29.32 inHg |
| Fatalities | 5 total, 5 missing |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Southeastern United States, Northeastern United States |
| Part of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season | |
By August 11, it became a tropical storm and was named Fred. It was heading just south of Puerto Rico, shortly before hitting the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola later that day.[2] Fred continued towards the Florida Panhandle before making landfall late on August 16 and moving into the state of Georgia.
References
change- ↑ Stewart, Stacy (August 9, 2021). "Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ↑ Beven, Jack (August 15, 2021). "Tropical Storm Fred Tropical Cyclone Update". www.nhc.noaa.gov. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
