Category: Tropical Storm Elsa

Tropical Storm Elsa Soaks NYC as It Races up East Coast

July 9, 2021
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NEW YORK—Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa hit the New York City region with heavy rain and high winds Friday, toppling trees and hindering some rail service as it churned its way toward New England. Maximum sustained winds from the storm peaked near 50 mph as it moved past New York City and across the eastern tip…

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Tropical Storm Elsa Kills 1 in Florida, Hurts 10 at Georgia Base

July 7, 2021
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SAVANNAH, Ga.—A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia. The National Hurricane Center said Elsa still packed 45 mph (72 kph) winds more than nine hours after making landfall…

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Tropical Storm Elsa Makes Landfall Along Florida Gulf Coast

July 7, 2021
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain across Florida’s Gulf Coast early Wednesday but appears to have spared the state significant damage and widespread power outages. Elsa wobbled through the Gulf of Mexico, briefly reaching hurricane strength, but moved ashore as a tropical storm, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Wednesday in…

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Elsa Weakens to a Tropical Storm: National Hurricane Center

July 7, 2021
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Elsa weakened to a tropical storm as of early Wednesday and is projected to hit Florida’s northern Gulf Coast later in the morning, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The weather service said in its 2 a.m. EDT advisory that heavy rains and gusty winds continue to spread inland across southwest and west-central Florida. As of…

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Tropical Storm Elsa Now Over Florida Straits After Making Landfall in Cuba: NHC

July 6, 2021
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Tropical Storm Elsa is now passing over the Florida Straits, after it swept across a mostly rural section of western Cuba with strong rain and winds earlier Monday, triggering flooding and mudslide warnings in the region. In the latest update on its website, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said conditions are beginning to deteriorate…

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