Fred Regains Tropical Storm Status as It Heads to US Coast

Fred Regains Tropical Storm Status as It Heads to US Coast
City workers fill sandbags at a drive-thru sandbag distribution event for residents ahead of the arrival of rains associated with tropical depression Fred, at Grapeland Park in Miami, Fla., on Aug. 13, 2021. Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The National Hurricane Center said Fred regained its tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday just hours before Grace was demoted to a tropical depression.

Fred was forecast to move across the Gulf before reaching the coast Monday night or Tuesday morning, forecasters said. They said people from Alabama to the central Florida Panhandle should monitor the system’s progress.