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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…

Elsa strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday night as it barreled up Florida's west coast, threatening heavy rain, flooding and high winds. The storm intensified from a tropical storm into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph by 7:45 p.m., the National Hurricane Center said. Its center…

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This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite image taken at 12:00 UTC on July 6, 2021 shows Tropical Storm Elsa moving towards the US state of Florida after moving up from Cuba in the Caribbean. HANDOUT/AFP/Getty Images The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Elsa is strengthening and could…

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Tropical Storm Elsa kept on a path toward Florida on Monday, threatening the Florida Keys and the state's Gulf Coast after having killed at least three people in the Caribbean. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center said they expected the storm to move into the Florida Straits on Monday night…

Conditions were deteriorating across the Florida Keys as Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Florida Straits early Tuesday after unleashing heavy rains on Cuba, per the National Hurricane Center. Details: The storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 60 mph 60 miles south-southwest of Key West at 2a.m. on Tuesday,…

The partially collapsed Miami-area condo has been demolished. Demolition crews set off explosives to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo where no one has so far been found alive. The demolition Sunday night was key to resuming the search for victims of the 24…

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Hurricane Elsa was about 440 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, packing sustained winds of 75 mph and booking toward the west-northwest at 31 mph at 8 a.m. EDT Saturday. Image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center July 3 (UPI) -- After undergoing a rapid intensification, Tropical Storm Elsa is now…