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Relatively Weak Hurricane Elsa Caused $1B in Damage Last Year

Hurricane Elsa, which made landfall on July 7, 2021, with winds of 86 mph, caused about $1 billion in damage to the southern United States and multiple Caribbean countries, the National Hurricane Center reported. New data compiled by the center …

Elsa-Related Tornado Causes $1 Million in Damage in Port Royal, S.C.

A tornado spawned as Tropical Storm Elsa moved inland across South Carolina caused about $1 million damage to buildings in the Beaufort County town of Port Royal, officials said. At least 44 buildings in the town of 13,000 suffered some …

Hurricane Elsa Insured Loss Estimated To Be $290 Million

Total estimated insured losses on land from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million. About $240 million of that was from wind and storm surge in the U.S., while the Caribbean islands suffered about $50 million, Boston-based Karen Clark & …

Update: Tropical Storm Elsa Moving Up Florida’s West Coast; Other States in Path

Tropical Storm Elsa is moving northward along the west coast of Florida, bringing heavy rains and winds, the National Hurricane Center reports. At 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, Elsa was reported to be about 70 miles west northwest of Tampa, with …