Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to make landfall in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday morning-- which means heavy rains and possible flooding in the state.
Fox News reported on Tuesday morning that Florida and the Southeast Coast should expect 3-to-5 inches of rain. However, some locations -- particularly across the Florida Keys, southwestern Florida and western Florida -- are expecting over 8 inches and could experience flooding, according to Fox.
Even after Elsa eventually passes through, hurricane season on the East Coast continues through November 30, according to emergency preparedness campaign Ready.gov. The season started on June 1.
As hurricane season continues to ramp up as Elsa approaches the U.S., here are some tips for dealing with heavy rains, high waters and possible flooding.
According to Nationwide Insurance, homeowners can do several things to prepare their homes for possible floods.
Hurricane tips for flooding, high water as Elsa approaches Florida
- by: Ann Schmidt
- 07-06-2021
- Source:
Fox Business
- 07/20/2021
Flooding by Simon Morris is licensed under flickr Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)
Flooding by Simon Morris is licensed under flickr Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0)
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