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Tropical Storm Fred hits Caribbean and moving toward Florida

By Asher Notheis
Published August 11, 2021 7:02pm ET
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Tropical Storm Fred hits Caribbean and moving toward Florida
The sixth tropical storm of the 2021 hurricane season formed in the Caribbean this week and is headed for the southeast coast near the Gulf of Mexico and Florida. Tropical Storm Fred originated just off of Puerto Rico on Tuesday night, causing heavy rain and leaving thousands of residents without power, per power company LUMA […]

The sixth tropical storm of the 2021 hurricane season formed in the Caribbean this week and is headed for the southeast coast near the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.

Tropical Storm Fred originated just off of Puerto Rico on Tuesday night, causing heavy rain and leaving thousands of residents without power, per power company LUMA Energy. With 45 mph maximum sustained winds, the storm moved west on Wednesday, landing in the Dominican Republic. It could hit the coastal U.S. as early as Saturday morning.

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