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Tropical Storm Fred

Aug 9, 2021 to Aug 20, 2021Peak 63 mph991 mb

Tropical Storm Fred passed within 50 miles of 26 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Franklin County, FL, as a tropical storm on August 16, 2021.

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  • Tropical storm
  • Post-tropical
Watch how it happened

Tropical Storm Fred · 2021

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Tropical Storm Fred on August 15, 2021, about 24 hours before landfall in Gulf County, FL.

Tropical Storm Fred on August 15, 2021, about 24 hours before landfall in Gulf County, FL.
True-colour image from VIIRS, aboard the Suomi NPP satellite, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:11 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Tropical storm
63 mph, 55 kt
Lowest pressure
991 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
26
AL, FL, GA
Counties within 100 miles
43
AL, FL, GA
Strongest near the U.S.
Tropical storm
Franklin County, FL, 10.8 mi, Aug 16, 2021
Landfalls recorded
2
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Houston CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Bay CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Jackson CountyFL0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Henry CountyAL0.0Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Gulf CountyFL0.7Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Washington CountyFL1.9Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Calhoun CountyFL2.5Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Dale CountyAL3.4Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Geneva CountyAL5.6Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Holmes CountyFL6.2Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Franklin CountyFL10.8Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Liberty CountyFL14.9Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Pike CountyAL16.4Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Early CountyGA17.3Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Seminole CountyGA22.6Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Coffee CountyAL23.4Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Walton CountyFL27.0Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Gadsden CountyFL27.8Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Miller CountyGA28.8Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Decatur CountyGA31.6Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Calhoun CountyGA34.2Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Wakulla CountyFL39.6Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Leon CountyFL41.2Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Crenshaw CountyAL43.8Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Baker CountyGA44.8Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Covington CountyAL46.7Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Mitchell CountyGA52.9Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Dougherty CountyGA55.7Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Okaloosa CountyFL58.6Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Grady CountyGA60.7Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Butler CountyAL61.7Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Conecuh CountyAL74.6Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Thomas CountyGA75.9Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Escambia CountyAL76.3Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Jefferson CountyFL79.0Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Colquitt CountyGA82.0Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Santa Rosa CountyFL82.1Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Taylor CountyFL84.2Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Wilcox CountyAL87.5Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Monroe CountyAL88.6Tropical stormAug 17, 2021
Escambia CountyFL90.5Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Madison CountyFL94.4Tropical stormAug 16, 2021
Brooks CountyGA98.6Tropical stormAug 17, 2021

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.