Elsa grows stronger and is again a hurricane July 7, 2021 by archyde Effects of Elsa in the Dominican Republic 3:20 (CNN) — Elsa strengthened again and is a hurricane again, according to the 8 p.m. ET report from the National Hurricane Center. Elsa continues to move north at 22 km / hr, parallel to the west coast of Florida, and will make landfall Wednesday morning in the Big Bend region of northwestern Florida. In the afternoon, a hurricane watch had been issued for part of the west coast of Florida, including Tampa. Key West International Airport reported a 59-kilometer-per-hour wind gust in the morning. Winds of almost 100 kilometers per hour in Key West, Florida. (Credit: WFOR, Anzhelika Tagirovna)