Date uploaded: 2021-08-15 23:45:18
A tropical storm warning was in effect Sunday for most of the Florida Panhandle as the remnants of Fred took aim for the coast and Tropical Storm Grace threatened to follow suit later in the week.
Fred, which regained tropical storm status early Sunday, could blast parts of the panhandle with up to a foot of rain and possibly tornadoes Monday and Tuesday, the National Weather Service said.
And Grace could be worse.
"Indications point toward Grace tracking slightly farther to the north compared to Fred, so places like the U.S. ... could endure greater impacts compared to Fred," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Adam Douty warned.
The storm has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, according to an advisory issued at 5 p.m. EDT from the National Hurricane Center. Fred was located Sunday afternoon about 235 miles southwest of about 235 miles south of Panama City, Florida, and moving north-northwest at 10 mph.
📸: Wilfredo Lee, @apnews
