Atlantic 2021 season
Tropical Storm Fred (2021)
Tropical Storm Fred never reached hurricane strength — it peaked at 63 mph sustained winds and was active from Aug 9, 2021 to Aug 20, 2021, with 2 documented landfalls.
Storm facts
| Peak status | Tropical storm |
|---|---|
| Max sustained winds | 55 kt / 63 mph / 102 km/h |
| Minimum central pressure | 991 mb |
| Active dates | Aug 9, 2021 – Aug 20, 2021 |
| Accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) | 2.9 |
| Documented landfalls | 2 |
Every value on this page is taken directly from the NHC HURDAT2 best-track record for Fred 2021. Nothing is estimated. The best-track table below shows one entry per day at 00:00 UTC; the full six-hourly record lives in the HURDAT2 database.
Best-track table (daily, 00:00 UTC)
| Date | Status | Max winds | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2021 | Disturbance | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 14.6N 60.1W |
| Aug 11, 2021 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 17.3N 66.1W |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Tropical depression | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 19.2N 71.7W |
| Aug 13, 2021 | Tropical storm | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 21.2N 75.5W |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Disturbance | 30 kt (56 km/h) | 22.5N 80.2W |
| Aug 15, 2021 | Disturbance | 35 kt (65 km/h) | 24.1N 84.1W |
| Aug 16, 2021 | Tropical storm | 50 kt (93 km/h) | 27.0N 85.8W |
| Aug 17, 2021 | Tropical storm | 45 kt (83 km/h) | 30.6N 85.4W |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Post-tropical low | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 35.9N 83.6W |
| Aug 19, 2021 | Extratropical | 20 kt (37 km/h) | 41.2N 78.2W |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Extratropical | 25 kt (46 km/h) | 42.7N 72.2W |
Read this like a pro
Wind speeds above are in knots, the unit NHC uses in HURDAT2. For what a Category 1 wind field actually does, see hurricane categories explained; for why the wind number alone never tells the danger story, see storm surge vs. flooding.