The hurricane season’s sixth named storm — Fred — intensified late Wednesday and continued to advance to Haiti, earlier than weakening from a tropical storm to a tropical despair. Meteorologists anticipated it to move by means of Haiti Wednesday night and in the course of the day Thursday.
Heavy rains, thunderstorms and gusts of wind might doubtlessly hit the nation because the storm travels north within the Atlantic Ocean about 500 miles from Cap Haitien.
Tropical Despair Fred carries main threats from landslides and flooding within the nation, native climate and catastrophe prevention specialists stated.
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