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The National Weather Service said Tuesday, July 7, 2021 that Hurricane Elsa was packing winds as high as 75 mph as it hurtled toward Florida’s northern Gulf Coast. The Category 1 storm is expected to make landfall between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Wednesday, somewhere between the Tampa Bay area and the Big Bend region.

Tropical Storm Elsa Strengthens Into Hurricane as It Hurtles Toward Florida’s Gulf Coast

Hurricane Elsa was packing winds as high as 75 mph (121 kph) as it hurtled ...

Hurricane Elsa was packing winds as high as 75 mph (121 kph) as it hurtled toward Florida’s northern Gulf Coast on Tuesday.

Seattle pushed into uncharted - and unwelcome - territory with historic highs. The hottest day of an unprecedented and dangerous heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest on Monday, June 28, 2021, with temperatures obliterating records that had been set just the day before.

Deaths and Blackouts Have Hit the U.S. Northwest Due to the Unprecedented Heat Wave

Officials said a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to the i...

Officials said a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to the intense heat that began late last week

The sun shines near the Space Needle, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Seattle.

The Northwestern U.S. Endures the Hottest Day of an Intense Heat Wave

Temperatures obliterated records that had been set just the day before

Salem Fire Department Capt. Matt Brozovich, left, and Falck Northwest ambulance personnel help treat a man experiencing heat exposure at a cooling center during a heat wave, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Salem, Ore.

Unprecedented Heat Wave Builds in the Northwest U.S. as Temperature Records Fall

The scorching weather is caused by an extended “heat dome” parked over the ...

The scorching weather is caused by an extended “heat dome” parked over the Pacific Northwest

A boy walks up a snow covered hill after sledding down it in a box in Houston, Texas on Feb. 15, 2021. Much of the United States was in the icy grip of an unprecedented winter storm on Feb. 15, with as many as 5 million Americans losing power.

5 Million Americans Have Lost Power From Texas to North Dakota After Devastating Winter Storm

Homes and businesses from North Dakota to Texas are losing power in the mid...

Homes and businesses from North Dakota to Texas are losing power in the middle of an unprecedented deep freeze that has broken temperature records

For Much of the U.S., Good Weather Will Allow for an Outdoor (and Safer) Thanksgiving

But it's still safer to avoid inviting anybody over

A firefighter fights against the Creek Fire which started Friday afternoon, blew up and grew to 73,278 acres on September 06, 2020, in Shaver Lake, Fresno County, California, United States.

'This is Crazy.' A Record 2 Million Acres of California Have Burned This Year With Heat Conditions Predicted to Continue

The amount of land burned by wildfire in California surpassed the all-time ...

The amount of land burned by wildfire in California surpassed the all-time record of 1.9 million set in 2018 as fire departments remain prepared for more wildfires due to critical fire weather.