Tropical Storm Fred lashes Florida with heavy rain and howling winds

• Storm makes landfall in state’s Panhandle Monday afternoon
• Barrier island of Cape San Blas battered before storm hit coast

Tropical Storm Fred slammed the Florida Panhandle in the north of the state on Monday afternoon, making landfall with a wet slap of heavy rain and blasting winds at 65mph.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/16/tropical-storm-fred-florida-panhandle-landfall