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The executive order includes waivers for hours-of-service requirements for truck drivers. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—As Hurricane Elsa gains momentum, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency in Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Hillsborough, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota counties. “Elsa is tracking northward through…

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A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, killing at least one person in the state and injuring several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a navy base in south-east Georgia. The National Hurricane Center said Elsa still packed 45mph (72kph) winds more than…

Tropical Storm Elsa grew slightly in size, strength and speed Thursday as it continued moving along the Eastern Seaboard, leaving in its wake one person in Florida dead and 10 people in Georgia injured overnight. Officials say one person died in Jacksonville after a tree fell on a car, according…

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall Wednesday on north Florida's Gulf Coast, and could bring with it as much as 9 inches of rain, flooding and life-threatening storm surge. The National Hurricane Center said at 11 a.m. that Elsa made landfall in Taylor County with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph…

Elsa seen (at right) along the western coast of Florida, regained Category 1 hurricane strength on Tuesday night as it made a path toward landfall in Tampa. Image courtesy NOAA/NHC July 6 (UPI) -- Elsa regained hurricane strength as it moves up along the southwestern coast of Florida toward Tampa,…

(ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.) — A storm that has lashed the Caribbean and the Florida Keys with pounding rain and gusty winds and complicated the search for survivors in a deadly condominium collapse has strengthened into a hurricane. The National Weather Service said Tuesday that Hurricane Elsa was packing winds as…

Landfall is expected Wednesday morning near Cedar Key, Florida. July 6, 2021, 11:52 PM • 8 min read Elsa has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane Tuesday night just southwest of Tampa Bay with sustained winds of 75 mph. Landfall is expected around 8 or 9 a.m. Wednesday near the…

The tropical cyclone Elsa that's traveling up the west coast of Florida on Tuesday evening has gone back to being a category 1 hurricane, according to the latest advisory by the National Weather Service (NWS). Hurricane Elsa is about 100 miles southwest of Tampa and due west of Fort Myers…

Heavy rains and gusty winds were spreading inland across southwest and west-central Florida as Elsa weakened to a still-dangerous tropical storm early Wenesday, per the National Hurricane Center. State of play: Elsa was 60 miles west of Tampa, Florida, packing maximum sustained winds of 70 mph, the National Hurricane Center…