Tropical Storm — Lafayette, Florida

2021-07-07 · Lafayette, Florida

Event narrative

Trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Wider weather episode

Elsa made landfall as a strong tropical storm across the southeast big bend of Florida on July 7th. Impacts included several trees and power lines blown down along with coastal flooding from storm surge and flash flooding from heavy rainfall. Flash flooding and gusty winds also impacted portions of south central Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 974258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.