The Weather Prediction Center

College Park, MD


Storm Summary Message



Storm Summary Number 1 for Heavy Rainfall and Wind Associated with
Tropical Storm Elsa
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1100 AM EDT Wed Jul 07 2021

...Heavy rain, gusty winds, and severe weather affiliated with
Tropical Storm Elsa continue across the Florida Gulf Coast,
Northeast Florida, and Southeast Georgia...

Flood Warnings are in effect across portions of the south-central
and north-central Florida Gulf Coast, as well as along portions of
interior streams and rivers in central and northern Florida.

Flood Watches are in effect from central Florida north through
south-central and southeast Georgia.

A Hurricane Warning is in effect along the Florida Gulf Coast.

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect from the Florida Gulf Coast
northeast through southeast Georgia.

A Tornado Watch is in effect for northeast Florida and southeast
Georgia.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 1000 AM EDT...Steady to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and severe
weather were ongoing across Northern Florida and Southern Georgia.
Below are preliminary rainfall and wind observations associated
with Tropical Storm Elsa. For information regrading the track of
Tropical Storm Elsa, please refer to www.nhc.noaa.gov.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 800 AM
EDT Mon Jul 05 through 800 AM EDT Wed Jul 07...

...FLORIDA...
PORT CHARLOTTE 2.6 SW               10.88                    
NORTH PORT 4.7 NNE                  10.08                    
KEY WEST 1.0 E                       6.81                    
SAINT JAMES CITY 0.4 SSE             6.12                    
CITRUS SPRINGS 1.3 WNW               5.99                    
TAMPA 4.4 S                          5.92                    
FORT MEYERS 2.3 SW                   5.60                    
ENGLEWOOD 2.0 NNW                    5.57                    
CYPRESS LAKE 0.5 SSW                 5.38                    
WESLEY CHAPEL 1.7 ESE                5.31                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...FLORIDA...
LONGBOAT KEY 22 SW                     60                    
NEW PASS SHOAL LIGHT                   51                    
SAINT PETERSBURG 8 SE                  51                    
PORT CHARLOTTE                         49                    
CLEARWATER BEACH                       48                    


For the latest rainfall forecast and Excessive Rainfall Outlooks
affiliated with Tropical Storm Elsa, please refer to
www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 1100 PM EDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Quigley




Last Updated: 1109 AM EDT WED JUL 07 2021