Tropical Storm Fred is a few hours away from making landfall in the Florida Panhandle and is expected to bring heavy rain, isolated tornadoes and storm surges.
Fred has been predicted It landed on Monday evening and brought a foot of rain to the area. Fred is also expected to bring up to 10 inches of rain to Alabama and Georgia.
A sort of Tropical storm warning The coast of the Florida Panhandle from Navarre to the Steinhatchee River has been issued for Fred.
Last week, President Joe Biden expressed the importance of vaccination in hurricane-prone states, as the number of COVID-19 cases in these areas is increasing.
“Let me make it clear. If your state is frequently hit by hurricanes, then an important part of preparing for the hurricane season is to get vaccinated immediately. If you are not vaccinated, everything becomes more complicated, as hurricanes or natural disasters strike. ,”He says.
“If you end up having to evacuate, if you end up having to stay in a shelter, then you don’t want to add COVID-19 to the list of dangers you will face.”
Since then, tornado warnings have been issued in parts of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia.
“As Tropical storm fred The Florida panhandle coastline is about to make landfall, and as the supercell moves inland in the northeast and east of the circulation, the threat of some tornadoes will increase,” the Storm Forecast Center said.
Fred was not the only storm from the Atlantic that could bring squalls and heavy rain to vulnerable areas.Haiti is still on the way Tropical depression Grace, and Tropical Depression No. 8 formed in northeastern Bermuda on Sunday.
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