Storm Summary Number 3 for Heavy Rainfall and Wind Associated with
Tropical Depression Fred
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...Heavy rain and gusty winds associated with Tropical Depression
Fred continue over the Southern Appalachians, western Carolinas,
and southeastern Georgia...

Flash Flood Warnings are in effect for portions of western North
Carolina and central Upstate New York.

Flood Warnings are in effect for the French Broad River in western
North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, the Pigeon River in eastern
Tennessee, and portions of northeastern Georgia and western North
Carolina.

Flash Flood Watches are in effect for portions of the southern and
central Appalachians, the western Mid-Atlantic, the Upper Ohio
Valley, and into central Upstate New York.

A Tornado Watch is in effect for portions of the western Carolinas
and southwestern Virginia.

Flood Advisories are in effect for portions of the southern
Appalachians and central Upstate New York.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1100 PM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated
widespread moderate to heavy rainfall was occuring across portions
of the southern Appalachians and Cumberland Plateau, including
southwestern West Virginia, eastern Kentucky, and southwestern
Virginia. A broader area of moderate rainfall extended out
northward across West Virginia and into southeastern Ohio. An
additional line of showers and storms continued along a rainband
extending southeastward into the central Carolinas and
southeastern Georgia. Below are preliminary rainfall and wind
observations associated with Tropical Depression Fred. For more
information on the location and forecast track of Tropical
Depression Fred, please refer to www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Sat Aug 14 through 1100 PM EDT Tue Aug 17...

...GEORGIA...
SAUTEE 3.5 SW                        6.97                    
ATHENS 4.7 ESE                       5.28                    
HELEN 5.1 N                          5.19                    
CEDAR SPRINGS                        4.84                    
THOMSON MCDUFFIE CO ARPT             4.79                    
DILLARD 3.5 NE                       4.49                    
CROSSROADS 1.5 SE                    4.36                    
GREENSBORO 11.2 S                    4.23                    
LA GRANGE 1.2 NNE                    4.09                    
MCDONOUGH 7.5 NE                     4.07                    
LA FAYETTE 11.0 W                    4.03                    
BYRON 2.0 E                          3.74                    
ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTL ARPT         3.65                    
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD ARPT              3.16                    
ELLAVILLE 4.5 ENE                    3.10                    
BUTLER 8.3 NNW                       2.99                    
FLOWERY BRANCH 6.1 NW                2.81                    

...NORTH CAROLINA...
MAIDEN 3.6 W                         5.80                    
ROSMAN 4.9 SW                        5.10                    
HIGHLANDS 1.0 W                      4.90                    
PLEASENT GARDENS 0.8 WSW             4.03                    
SKYLAND 1.0 W                        3.96                    
OLD FORT 4.9 SW                      3.43                    
MOUNT AIRY 4.3 W                     2.58                    
FLAT ROCK 1 NE                       2.41                    
SAPPHIRE 4.6 SW                      1.95                    

...SOUTH CAROLINA...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND 4.4 NNE           8.40                    
SENECA 3.1 WSW                       4.68                    
CHARLESTON AIRPORT                   3.88                    
SALEM 1.9 NE                         3.35                    
KEOWEE KEY 1.4 WNW                   3.21                    
LEXINGTON 3 WSW                      1.50                    

...TENNESSEE...
MARBLE 3.4 N                         4.67                    
WHITWELL 4.5 ENE                     4.63                    
GROTTO FALLS                         4.56                    
BENTON 2.3 ESE                       4.32                    
GATLINBURG 2 ENE                     3.68                    
PIGEON FORGE                         3.66                    
GREENBACK 2.1 ENE                    3.46                    
KNOXVILLE                            2.98                    
JEFFERSON CITY 2.1 NE                1.41                    

...VIRGINIA...
BOONES MILL 5.5 E                    4.45                    
BEDFORD 6.4 SW                       3.94                    
ROANOKE 1.9 SSW                      3.47                    
PEARISBURG 4.0 SSE                   2.41                    
GATE CITY 6.2 NNE                    1.03                    

...WEST VIRGINIA...
CULLODEN 0.5 WSW                     2.70                    
HURRICANE 2 SW                       2.52                    
COOL RIDGE 0.4 NE                    2.08                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...ALABAMA...
ASHFORD                                49                    
FT. RUCKER SHELL                       47                    
DOTHAN                                 45                    

...FLORIDA...
EASTPORT 2.9 S                         73                    
HIGH BLUFF 4 N                         73                    
MAGNOLIA BEACH 2 N                     70                    
APALACHICOLA AIRPORT 1 WNW             68                    
PANACEA-WAKULLA 4 SE                   64                    
ALTHA                                  51                    
MARIANNA MUNICIPAL ARPT                46                    
TALLAHASSEE INTL ARPT                  46                    

...GEORGIA...
BAINBRIDGE                             46                    
DONALSONVILLE AIRPORT                  44                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches where the
event has ended...

...ALABAMA...
FORT PAYNE 3.6 ENE                   5.36                    
HEADLAND                             4.56                    
ASHFORD                              4.34                    
REHOBETH 2.1 SSW                     4.24                    
DOTHAN                               3.83                    
CARINS AAF                           3.70                    
AUBURN 1.2 SSW                       3.40                    
VALLEY 6.1 S                         2.94                    
ENTERPRISE 3.8 ESE                   2.47                    

...FLORIDA...
VERNON 0.5 NW                       11.34                    
SOUTHPORT                            9.02                    
RECOTA BEACH 1 WNW                   7.22                    
TYNDALL AFB                          7.05                    
PORT ST. JOE                         6.37                    
SUMATRA                              6.34                    
PANAMA CITY                          6.20                    
ALLIGATOR POINT                      5.94                    
HONEYVILLE 2.3 N                     5.29                    
CHIPLEY                              5.27                    
POPLAR HEAD 4 ENE                    4.86                    
FLAMINGO                             4.51                    
APALACHICOLA                         4.50                    
TALLAHASSEE                          3.32                    


For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks
associated with Tropical Depression Fred, please refer to
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 AM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

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