Cuba, USA - Tropical Storm ELSA update

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 06:45:26 +02:00

After making landfall over central southern Cuba and passing east of Havana, Tropical Storm ELSA has reached the Straits of Florida. On 6 June, at 3.00 UTC, its centre was located 30 km north of Havana, and 120 km south of Florida Keys Islands (USA).
Heavy rain, strong winds, storm surge were reported across central and western Cuba, where 180,000 people had been preventively evacuated.
ELSA is forecast to move northwards over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, close to the western coast of Florida. It is expected to make landfall as a tropical depression in the midday of 7 July in an area close to Cedar Key (north-west coast of Florida). A state of emergency has been issued for 15 Counties in Florida, ahead of Tropical Storm ELSA.
A storm surge warning has been issued for the western coast of Florida, while Tropical Storm warnings are in effect for the southern and northern coast of central Cuba, the Florida Keys, and the western coast of Florida.
On 6-7 July, heavy rain, strong winds, and storm surge are forecast over central and western Cuba and Florida.

The Caribbean - Tropical Storm ELSA

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 06:08:30 +02:00

Tropical Storm ELSA is moving northwest over the central Atlantic Ocean approaching the Lesser Antilles. On 2 July at 6.00 UTC, its centre was located approximately 270 km north-east the south-eastern coast of Barbados, with maximum sustained winds of 85 km/h.
ELSA is forecast to pass over Windward Islands on late 2 July, move across the eastern Caribbean Sea on 2-3 July, and pass close to the southern coast of Haiti and Dominican Republic on 3 July. After that, by 4 July, ELSA will move near Jamaica and portions of eastern Cuba.
Heavy rain, strong winds and storm surge are forecast over the Windward and the southern Leeward Islands, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Martinique, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.