Tropical Storm Elsa prompts HOS waivers in Florida, Georgia
In preparation for a major storm making landfall, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp this week issued emergency declarations, suspending hours of service regulations for haulers providing direct assistance to any emergency related to the storm.
Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall Wednesday morning along Florida s Gulf Coast and will make its way up the East Coast in the coming days. (National Hurricane Center graphic)The waiver in Florida applies to carriers in 27 counties in the state – Alachua, Charlotte, Columbia, Citrus, Collier, Dixie, Franklin, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Gilchrist, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Monroe, Pasco, Pinellas, Sarasota, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor and Wakulla counties.
Elsa s impact in Alachua County not as strong as feared gainesville.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from gainesville.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UpdatedTue, Jul 6, 2021 at 6:19 pm ET
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Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to make landfall Wednesday morning along Florida s Nature Coast or in the Big Bend area, Gov. Ron DeSantis said. The Tampa region will feel the storm s winds and see storm surge starting Tuesday night. (NOAA)
TAMPA BAY, FL Tropical Storm Elsa is now forecast to become a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall sometime Wednesday morning with sustained winds of at least 74 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami s 5 p.m. advisory. But the Tampa/St. Petersburg area will see storm surge and be buffeted by Elsa s winds starting Tuesday nighr.
7/6/2021
The State of Florida Issues Tropical Storm Elsa Updates
Governor Ron DeSantis is in constant communication with Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Director Kevin Guthrie as the State of Florida continues to monitor and respond to the threat of Tropical Storm Elsa.
Today, Governor DeSantis held two press conferences regarding Tropical Storm Elsa at the State Emergency Operations Center with Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) Director Kevin Guthrie. Full remarks from this morning s press conference are available here. The evening press conference is available below.
Current forecasts project Tropical Storm Elsa will make landfall in the eastern Big Bend of Florida or Nature Coast north of Tampa Bay early tomorrow morning, July 7. Elsa is now forecast to become a hurricane before making landfall in Florida. The Florida Keys are currently experiencing tropical storm strength winds and rainfall. The storm remains lopsided with nearly all wind, rain