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Hurricane Elsa still eyeing US landfall next week

Potential strike in southern Florida by late Monday

Nick Austin
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(Photo: NOAA)

Hurricane Elsa is cruising across the Caribbean, centered just 100 miles southeast of the Dominican Republic as of 8 a.m. ET Saturday. Elsa’s sustained winds were at 75 mph, making it a Category 1 hurricane, and it’s heading to the northwest with a forward speed of 31 mph.

The hurricane could hit the western end of Haiti Saturday afternoon or evening, followed by Cuba Sunday. Elsa still has a good chance of a southern Florida landfall late Monday or early Tuesday, probably as a strong tropical storm, producing wind and flood damage.

More details are available in the attached video update.


Nick Austin

Nick is a meteorologist with 20 years of forecasting and broadcasting experience. He was nominated for a Midsouth Emmy for his coverage during a 2008 western Tennessee tornado outbreak. He received his Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from Florida State University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Management from the Georgia Tech. Nick is a member of the American Meteorological Society and National Weather Association. As a member of the weather team at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee, Nick was nominated for a Mid-South Emmy for live coverage of a major tornado outbreak in February 2008. As part of the weather team at WRCB-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Nick shared the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of the Best award for “Best Weather Team” eight consecutive years.