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Fallen trees block Front Street on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Valrico. Tropical Storm Elsa continued to track north after dropping heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area.
Luis Santana
Luis Ernesto catches a small wave while surfing along Pass-a-Grille Beach, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in St. Pete Beach, Fla., the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay Area.
MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE
A couple of signs hang loose on their post after Hurricane Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay Area, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Pinellas Park, Fla. The Tampa Bay area was spared major damage as Elsa stayed off shore as it passed by.
Elsa Floods New York, New England As Storm Moves Up East Coast
Elsa is no longer considered a tropical storm, but heavy rainfall and gusty winds are expected to persist.
MICHAEL HILL and TOM HAYS
NEW YORK (AP) The fast-moving storm Elsa lashed New York City and New England with heavy rain and high winds Friday, flooding streets, toppling trees and hindering some rail service.
Maximum sustained winds from the storm were 50 mph (85 kph) by late afternoon as the storm moved northeast from Boston toward Maine. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Elsa was no longer considered a tropical storm but still warned of heavy rainfall and gusty winds into Friday evening.
Image via @antilitterproject/Instagram
On July 9, 2021, heavy rain from Tropical Storm Elsa fell on New York City. This led to a number of viral videos on social media that showed people wading through high water inside a subway station. The videos may have overshadowed a more inspiring moment that happened just above, when at least two New York residents banded together to clear litter from a storm drain on a flooded block.
‘Only in New York’
The original videos that showed New Yorkers clearing a storm drain of litter came from the @antilitterproject Instagram account. They were reposted to TikTok by @mickmicknyc, where they were viewed nearly 4 million times in 24 hours. The same videos were also reposted to Instagram.
The fast-moving storm Elsa lashed New York City and the US northeast with heavy rain and high winds on Friday, flooding streets, toppling trees and turning the subway into a water fountain.
Maximum sustained winds from the storm were 85 kilometres per hour by late afternoon as the storm moved northeast from Boston toward Maine.
The US National Hurricane Centre said Elsa was no longer considered a tropical storm but still warned of heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
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A father and son try and retrieve a car stuck in floodwaters caused by Tropical Storm Elsa in Connecticut.(AP)
Elsa had been powerful enough to bring about 90mm of rain to areas of Massachusetts and Rhode Island by the early afternoon, flooding streets and stranding cars.