Tropical Storm Elsa skirts Key West, aims for Florida Gulf Coast
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Tropical Storm Elsa was drenching the Florida Keys on Tuesday on its northward trudge toward the west coast of the state, where it was expected to make landfall at close to hurricane strength on Wednesday morning after dumping heavy rain over Cuba.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in a Tuesday advisory the center of Elsa was about 65 miles west-northwest of Key West and moving in the north-northwest direction at around 10 mph (17 kph), with maximum sustained winds of around 60 mph (95 kph). Strong winds and rain slammed Key West on Tuesday morning and caused the streets to flood, although the center of the storm remained offshore.More Related News