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re: Hurricane Ida Strongest to Hit Louisiana Since 1850s
Hurricane Elsa: CAT 1 Storm Barrels Toward The Caribbean and Takes Aim For Florida
STORM Elsa turned into a category 1 hurricane on Friday morning.
The Sun UK, 3 JUL 2021
A hurricane warning has been issued for Barbados, St Vincent, the Grenadines, and St Lucia.
According to the National Hurricane Center, Elsa could hit the US as early as Sunday evening – first hitting Florida, before making its way to Georgia and South Carolina.
Elsa was the earliest fifth named storm on record, beating out last year’s Eduardo which formed on 6 July, according to Colorado State University hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach.
ELSA'S PATH AND TIMING VERY RARE
Senior Research Associate at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School, Brian McNoldy, tweeted about how rare Hurricane Elsa's timing and path are.
"Just how extraordinary is it to have a hurricane in the eastern Caribbean before mid-July?" he wrote.
"Well, do 1933 and 2005 mean anything to you? Those are the only two years it happened before."
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