Fred has strengthened back into a tropical storm over the Gulf of Mexico. Latest update:
At a GlanceA tropical storm watch has been issued for a part of the Florida Panhandle.Fred has reformed back into a tropical storm over the eastern Gulf of Mexico and is headed for a landfall on the northern Gulf Coast early this week, where it will bring heavy rain and gusty winds. A tropical storm watch has now been issued for a part of the Florida Panhandle.
Fred is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast somewhere from Alabama to the western Florida Panhandle late Monday night into early Tuesday. Bands of rain and gusty winds will precede that landfall into Monday.Forecast ImpactsHeavy rainfall is likely to be the main impact that Fred will bring to the northern Gulf Coast and other areas farther inland over the Southeast. Rainfall in locations farther inland will be enhanced by a frontal boundary in place over the region.
An isolated tornado could spin up along Florida's West Coast on Sunday as bands of rain and thunderstorms near the coast.