6/22/2023 0 Comments Hurricane track memeSocial media was aflurry with Elsa memes. (Technically, in the "Frozen" films Anna has two Ns in her name, but social media users have overlooked that.) In a rare move, the World Meteorological Organization, which is in charge of hurricane names worldwide, included the names of two beloved Disney princesses in the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season: Ana and Elsa. View Gallery: Tropical Storm Elsa in Florida | Photos 'Frozen' memes: Social media can't let it go 30 - making 2021 the seventh consecutive year with a named storm in May.Įvery year since 2012, except for 2014, there has been at least one named tropical system during May. Elsa is the fifth tropical storm of the season in the Atlantic.Īna formed May 22 - hurricane season officially began June 1 and runs through Nov. What else about Elsa?Įlsa became the earliest E storm on record, beating out Edouard, which formed July 6, 2020. Earlier, a C-MAN station at Cedar Key measured a sustained wind of 44 mph gusting to 59 mph. In this case, we came up with 25,447 square miles.)Īn unofficial weather station at Horseshoe Beach recently measured a sustained wind of 62 mph gusting to 71 mph. That's a little bigger than the state of West Virginia or about twice the size of Maryland. (We calculated the tropical storm-force wind field by using the area of a circle, using the miles the tropical storm winds extend from the center as the radius. Wednesday, Elsa's tropical storm-force wind field was 25,447 square miles. Then we looked up which state is closest in width.) (We calculate the width of Elsa by multiplying the tropical-storm-force winds 90 miles from the center by 2. By comparison, Mississippi is 170 miles wide. We did the math and broke it down for you: July 7 National Hurricane Center advisory said Elsa's "tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles from the center." Weakening is expected as Elsa moves further inland in the afternoon into Thursday. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph with higher gusts. The storm should then move across the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States through Thursday. On the forecast track, Elsa will continue to move inland into Florida. A turn toward the north-northeast was expected late afternoon or at night, followed by a faster northeastward motion by late Thursday. Tracking Elsa: See spaghetti models, path and storm activity for FloridaĮlsa: How to track this storm and its possible impacts Where is Elsa headed?Īt 11 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm Elsa was moving north near 14 mph, and a generally northward motion was expected to continue through the afternoon. Here's how big the storm is and other things to know. The storm's predicted path since shifted, with North Florida bearing the brunt of impact. When Elsa formed, the National Hurricane Center's cone of uncertainty put all of Florida in the storm's path. Wednesday, Elsa made landfall as a tropical storm with 65-mph winds in Taylor County north of Steinhatchee. A day before its projected landfall - July 7 - Elsa briefly strengthened into a hurricane again overnight before weakening to a tropical storm. Check back for updates.**Ī disorganized Elsa, which formed July 1 as a tropical storm, strengthened into a hurricane a day later, then downgraded into a tropical storm. **This story contains the path and predicted track of Tropical Storm Elsa, according to the National Hurricane Center. Watch Video: Tropical Storm Elsa moves near Florida Keys
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