Jul 6, 2021
A low pressure system, turned tropical disturbance, moving across the central tropical Atlantic formed into Tropical Storm Elsa on July 1st. Tropical Storm Elsa gradually continued westward over the next few days before turning northwestward and towards the FL peninsula on July 4th and 5th. The center passed well to the west of South FL, in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, during the day of July 6th, with a minimum central pressure of 1000 mb and maximum sustained winds of 70 mph. For the most part,
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 968083). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal Collier County County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.