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Miami, Jul 6 (EFE).- The Florida Keys and the state’s western coast are on emergency alert for the arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa, the heavy rain and thunderstorms of which are already complicating the work to recover the bodies of victims of the condo building collapse in the Miami area municipality of Surfside.
Elsa, which briefly became the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic storm season before weakening again to a tropical storm, could once again get over the threshold to hurricane status before it makes landfall at some point on the northern portion of Florida’s western coast on Wednesday, as the Miami-based National Hurricane Center has predicted.
Hurricane Elsa Expected To Reach Land At Midnight As Category 1 Location and predicted path of the hurricane Elsa Photo: AFP / Nicolas RAMALLO
Hurricane warnings have gone into effect for Florida’s west coast as Tropical Storm Elsa has been picking up speed. Forecasters fear it could become a Category 1 hurricane by the time it reaches land around midnight just north of Tampa Bay as it moves at 10 mph.
As of 5 p.m. ET, Elsa had maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, making it just 4 mph short of a hurricane. Residents of Hernando and Citrus counties are home to many retirees who tend to live in mobile homes, and the incoming storm may mean an evacuation.
Officials: Storm lashing Florida strengthens into hurricane Wind moves the grass and palm trees under a cloudy sky after the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 5, 2021. Associated Press Photographers take pictures of the sky full of clouds after the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa, in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 5, 2021. Associated Press A photographer takes a photo with his cell phone of a rainbow that came out after of the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa, in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 5, 2021. Associated Press This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at 5:50 p.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Elsa in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Elsa is strengthening and could became a hurricane before making landfall along Florida s north Gulf coast. In addition to damaging winds and heavy rains, the Miami-based U.S. National Hur
Tropical storm Elsa makes landfall in Cuba
Cuban officials cleared out thousands of citizens prior to the storm s arrival. It swept over a largely rural part of the island, causing minimal damage.
The storm first appeared as a tropical wave last week
Tropical storm Elsa made landfall on Cuba s southern coast on Monday, after hitting several other countries in the Caribbean.
The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (roughly 100 kmh).
How have Cuban officials prepared for the event?
Cuban officials cleared more than 180,000 people from the area by Sunday in an evacuation in anticipation of the storm s arrival.