Center of Fred moves through eastern Florida Panhandle; Grace producing heavy rainfall over Hispaniola
Tropical Storm Fred intensified in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall Monday afternoon in the eastern Florida Panhandle and hours later, Tropical Depression Eight strengthened into Tropical Storm Henri.
Grace weakens to tropical depression; Tropical Storm Fred gains strength in Gulf
South Florida largely dodged Fred, which could now strengthen back into a tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, but we’ll be carefully watching Tropical Storm Grace as it moves its way in this direction in the coming days.
Tropical Storm Fred forms just south of Puerto Rico, Florida in cone of concern
Tropical Storm Fred officially became the sixth named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season late Tuesday night as it strengthened and became better organized while moving south of Puerto Rico. The center of Fred is now just south of the eastern Dominican Republic.