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Tropical Cyclone
Hurricane Elsa (2021)
30 June 2021 · North Atlantic · Category 1
Hurricane Elsa formed in the North Atlantic basin on 30 June 2021 and lasted 10 days. Its sustained winds reached 139 km/h, Category 1 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with a minimum pressure of 991 hPa. It made landfall in Cuba, the United States of America and Canada.
- Formed
- 30 June 2021
- Dissipated
- 10 July 2021
- Duration
- 10 days
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Maximum Sustained Wind
- 139 km/h (75 kt)
- Category (Saffir-Simpson)
- 1
- Minimum Pressure
- 991 hPa
Countries Hit
- TSCuba102 km/h
- TSUnited States of America102 km/h
- TSCanada70 km/h
Other Cyclones of the Season
- Cat. 4Hurricane Sam250 km/h
- Cat. 4Hurricane Ida241 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Larry204 km/h
- Cat. 3Hurricane Grace194 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Henri120 km/h
- Cat. 1Hurricane Nicholas120 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Wanda111 km/h
- TSTropical Storm Julian93 km/h
Sources: IBTrACS v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Knapp et al., 2010) · Wikidata · Natural Earth