Jul 5, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa moved north-northwest from western Cuba, through the western Straits of Florida, and passed between the Marquesas Keys and Dry Tortugas into the southeast Gulf of Mexico. Numerous rain bands moved northwest and north through the Lower and Middle Florida Keys, with strong tropical-storm-force wind gusts measured near Key West from the evening of July 5th through the afternoon of July 6th. Maximum winds over the Florida Keys of Monroe County were recorded at 52 mph with gusts
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 976286). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Monroe/middle Keys County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.