Outer bands of Tropical Storm Elsa hitting Florida, as storm moves across Cuba
Posted at 8:07 AM, Jul 05, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-05 23:04:10-04
The outer rain bands from Tropical Storm Elsa are hitting Florida Monday evening as the main part of the storm moves across Cuba. The storm has weakened slightly over land, initially making landfall with winds of about 65 mph, after a few hours they had slowed to 50 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said that heavy rains will impact the Cayman Islands and Cuba on Monday, resulting in âsignificant flooding and mudslidesâ over Cuba. Jamaica is expected to see an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain with scattered flash flooding and mudslides.