What is Tropical Storm Fred (2021)?
{{Infobox Hurricane | Name = Tropical Storm Fred | Year = 2021 | Basin = Atl | Type = Tropical storm | Image location = Fred 2021-08-16 1620Z.jpg | Image name = Tropical Storm Fred nearing landfall in the [[Florida Panhandle]] on August 16 | Formed = August 9, 2021 | Dissipated = August 20, 2021 | Post-tropical = August 18 | 1-min winds = 55 | Pressure = 993 | Damagespre = | Damages = Unknown | Fatalities = 5 total, 5 missing | Areas = [[Lesser Antilles]], [[Greater Antilles]], [[Southeastern United States]], [[Northeastern United States]] | Hurricane season = [[2021 Atlantic hurricane season]] }} '''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|potential tropical cyclone]] by August 9.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Stacy|date=August 9, 2021|title=Five-Day Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/xgtwo/gtwo_archive.php?current_issuance=202108041214&basin=atl&fdays=5|access-date=August 9, 2021|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beven|first=Jack|date=August 15, 2021|title=Tropical Storm Fred Tropical Cyclone Update|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2021/al06/al062021.update.08151240.shtml?|access-date=2021-08-17|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|publisher=National Hurricane Center|location=Miami, Florida}}</ref> Fred continued towards the [[Florida Panhandle]] before making landfall late on August 16 and moving into the state of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{weather-stub}} [[Category:August 2021