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Hurricane Elsa

05L (aka Elsa) was designated as a Tropical Depression on June 30th, 2021 at 11:00 PM AST. 12 hours later following into the next day, On July 1st, 2021 at 5:00 AM AST National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression Five to Tropical Storm Elsa with sustained winds of 35 knots (40 MPH). Elsa had become the earliest formed earliest-forming 5th named storm on record. The next day, July 2nd, 2021 at 8 AM AST; The National Hurricane Center upgraded Elsa to a Category 1 Hurricane with sustained winds of 65 knots (75 MPH). Elsa had become the most easternmost hurricane recorded in the Main Development Region (MDR). On the same day just 3 hours later at 11 AM AST, Hurricane Elsa had entered the Western Caribbean as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 65 knots (75 MPH), additionally Elsa had been moving at a forward speed of 25 knots (29mph) going WNW. Another 3 hours later on the same day at 2 PM AST, Elsa reaches peak intensity as a Mid Category 1 Hurricane with sustained winds of 75 knots (85 MPH) and maintains this intensity for 10 hours. 2 days later on July 4th at around 5 PM EDT, Elsa makes landfall on Southern Cuba as a Tropical Storm with sustained winds estimated of 50 knots (60 MPH). On July 5th, 2021 at 2 PM EDT, Tropical Storm Elsa made it's second landfall on Cuba as a Tropical Storm with sustained winds of 50 knots (60 MPH). Following at 11 PM EDT the same day, Elsa had emerged off the coast of Cuba and emerged into the Gulf of Mexico as a Tropical Storm with sustained winds of 40 knots (50 MPH). On July 6th, 2021 at 8 PM EDT, Elsa reintensified back into a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 65 knots (75 MPH) off the western coast of Florida.