Elsa Becomes a Hurricane (Again) Southwest of Tampa Bay

From the FPREN HQ

Update 8 pm EDT Tuesday: Elsa has regained hurricane status, located 100 miles southwest of Tampa Bay. The storm was moving north at 14 mph and had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. An Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter was en route to investigate the hurricane, and the next full update from the National Hurricane Center will be released at 11 pm EDT. There have been no major changes to the forecast track or impacts from Elsa, and those are outlined in the original story below.

There is an increasing risk of numerous power outages from Elsa near the Gulf Coast from Clearwater to Cedar Key Tuesday night, with spotty power outages possible farther inland across portions of North-Central Florida Wednesday.