Flood Watches are in effect for portions of north Georgia, the western Carolinas, eastern Tennessee and Kentucky, and extreme southwest Virginia.
A few tornadoes are possible through this evening across parts of Georgia, the western Carolinas, and southwestern Virginia.
At 11 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Depression Fred was located inland about 30 miles (48 km) south-southwest of Atlanta, Georgia.
The depression is moving toward the north-northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue through today with a gradual acceleration to the northeast through Wednesday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 30 mph (45 km/h) with higher gusts. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches). Little change in strength is forecast to occur during the next 48 hours.
Fred is expected to produce the following rainfall amounts:
* Through Today
– Portions of Georgia and the Southern Appalachians… 4 to 8 inches of rain with isolated maximum storm totals of 10 inches are expected.
*Through Friday
– Central Appalachians including portions of the Mid-Atlantic States as well as portions of the Northeast…2 to 4 inches of rain with isolated maximum storm totals of 6 inches expected.
– Heavy rainfall across portions of the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic States and Northeast could lead to flash, urban, small stream and isolated river flooding impacts.
An increased risk of landslides exists across the mountains of North Carolina as well as portions of the Blue Ridge Escarpment today.
For the latest rainfall reports and wind gusts associated with Tropical Storm Fred, see the companion storm summary at https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/discussions/nfdscc1.html
This next complete advisory will be issued by NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center at 5 p.m. EDT – http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov.
