Tropical storm fred Depression Fred made landfall in the Southeast on Tuesday. It brought heavy rains to the region and touched off several tornadoes.
According to the National Weather Service, Fred was 135 miles south of Charleston, W.Va. as of Tuesday 11:59 p.m. At 22 m.p.h, it was moving north-northeast
On Wednesday, the system was expected to move northeast and then slow down as it moves through southern New England on Friday.
Tropical storm fred
The Weather Service issued at most 10 tornado warnings throughout the night in North and South Carolina. This means that a tornado was either detected or picked up by radar.
Through Wednesday morning, parts of these two states and Virginia were under tornado watch. According to the Weather Service, there were some tornadoes and hail possible, as well as wind gusts up to 60 m.ph.
On Tuesday, several tornadoes were observed in the region, including in Edgefield (S.C.) and Iredell County (N.C.), which is about 50 miles north-east of Charlotte. There were no immediate reports on injuries or damage.
Local media outlets reported that teachers and students from Greenville County schools were told to stay put on Tuesday after a tornado warning was issued. Later, the warning was canceled.
Some areas were without power and severe weather caused flight delays in the South. On Tuesday evening, tornado warnings were still in effect in many states.
According to the Weather Service, heavy rain is expected to continue in some Appalachian Mountains until Thursday. They warned of flash flooding across the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and North Carolina.
tropical storm fred Fred, a tropical storm, came ashore Monday near Cape San Blas in Florida. The storm caused flooding in some areas and President Biden approved an emergency declaration for 23 Florida County.
Map: Tracking Tropical Storm Fred’s Path
This map shows the path of the storm as it moves through the Caribbean towards the Gulf of Mexico, which is near Florida.
However, the storm was downgraded from a tropical depression to a tropical storm fred early Tuesday morning. The National Hurricane Center stated that the elevated waters along the coast were expected to recede after high tide.
On Monday evening, video circulated on social media showing heavy flooding in the Southport area of Florida, approximately 10 miles north from Panama City. As of Tuesday morning, however, there was no evidence of significant damage to Florida.
Forecasters are also closely monitoring Tropical Storm Grace. It formed in the eastern Caribbean Saturday morning. It is expected to become an Atlantic hurricane as it approaches Mexico.
The National Hurricane Center stated that Grace, which arrived in Haiti Monday as a tropical Depression, strengthened into a tropical storm Tuesday morning. Heavy rains and flooding could cause flooding and mudslides that could hinder recovery efforts after the country was struck by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake three days earlier.
Good morning! #Fred is here… there’s gusty wind and heavy rain in north Georgia right now.
Keep an eye out for possible spin up tornadoes in the band’s move into north
Fred was the sixth named storm in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It was named atropical storm fred on Tuesday, just south of Puerto Rico. According to authorities, there were reports of flooding and power outages across the island on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, the storm struck Dominican Republic. Heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Santo Domingo as well as tree and stump destruction. Fred brought heavy rain to eastern Cuba on Friday morning, and then passed close to the Florida Keys Saturday.
It is becoming increasingly clear that hurricanes and climate change have many commonalities. A warmer planet will experience more powerful hurricanes and more frequent storms. However, the number of storms may drop as stronger winds shear can prevent weaker storms from developing.
The warmer atmosphere is making hurricanes more wetter. tropical storm fred Scientists have shown that storms such as Hurricane Harvey in 2017 have produced more rain than they would without human influence on climate. Additionally, storm surges are becoming more severe due to rising sea levels.
The hurricane season is well under way. Grace struck the eastern coast of Mexico’s continental mainland on Saturday. Henri is expected to strike the East Coast of the United States Sunday.
But from where? –
Last week, a major United Nations climate report warned that countries had delayed cutting fossil fuel emissions so much that they couldn’t stop global warming intensifying over the next thirty years. This would lead to more severe droughts and life-threatening heat waves. According to the report, tropical cyclones have likely grown more intense in the last 40 years. This is a shift that cannot simply be explained by natural variability.
Ana was the first named storm to form in the Atlantic on May 23rd. This makes it the seventh consecutive year that Ana has been named before the official season began on June 1.
In early July, Hurricane Elsa was the most recent Atlantic storm to be named. Elsa ripped through Cuba, then Florida, and eventually made its way to New York City. Heavy rainfall from the storm caused flooding of subway stations and roads.
Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that there would 13 to 20 named hurricanes this year. Six to ten of these tropical storm fred would be hurricanes and three to five hurricanes of Category 3 or greater in the Atlantic. In a midseason update to their forecast, they warned that this year’s hurricane seasons would be more than average. This suggests a busy finish to the season.
Matthew Rosencrans from NOAA stated that an updated forecast indicated that there would be 15-21 named storms, seven to ten hurricanes by the end the season on Nov. 30, according to NOAA.
Last year, there was a total of 30 named storms. Six major hurricanes were recorded. This forced meteorologists to abandon the alphabet and use Greek letters.
It had the most storms ever recorded, surpassing the 28 in 2005. Additionally, it included the second-highest number hurricanes ever recorded.
Reporting by Jacey Fortin and Jesus Jimenez. Christine Hauser Isabella Grullon Paz. Azi Paybarah. Neil Vigdor. Mike Ives.
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