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Storm Elsa: How is it evolving and how far is it from Florida?
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HAVANA (Reuters) -Tropical storm Elsa’s center exited Cuba late on Monday, just east of Havana, churning northwards on track to Florida although the lopsided weather system continued to dump heavy rains over the Caribbean’s largest island in its wake.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its 11 p.m. (0300 GMT) update that Elsa was advancing at just 19 km per hour (12 mph) as it moved out to sea and sustained winds had picked up to peak near 95 kmph with higher gusts.
Storm surges were affecting Cuba’s southern coast and would start occurring on the northern coast too, the Cuban meteorology institute said, causing light flooding in the capital in lower lying coastal areas such as along its famous Malecon seaside corniche.
Tropical Storm Elsa hits Cuba as it heads towards Florida Keys
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06/07/2021 - 04:20 Alex Rodriguez fishes from the North Skyway Bridge Pier as dark clouds loom over the Tampa Bay Channel ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa, in St. Petersburg, Florida, on July 5, 2021. © REUTERS/Octavio Jones 4 min Tropical storm Elsa s centre looked set to exit Cuba late on Monday near Havana, churning on track to Florida although the lopsided weather system was expected to dump heavy rains over the Caribbean s largest island in its wake. Advertising Read more
At 0900 p.m., the storm s centre was 40 km (25 miles) to the south-east of the capital which was still experiencing calm weather conditions, Cuba s Meteorology Institute said, as it crossed the country s center from south to north slowly at 20 km per hour.