Jul 7, 2021
Hurricane Elsa originated from a tropical depression that formed in the central Atlantic east of the Windward Islands on June 30th. The depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Elsa on July 1st and strengthened to a hurricane on July 2nd while moving westward across the Windward Islands and into the eastern Caribbean Sea, reaching peak intensity of 85 mph and 991 mb later that day. Elsa gradually turned northwest while moving across the Caribbean and weakened to a tropical storm before making
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 964264). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Sarasota County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.