Hurricane Elsa
Atlantic hurricane
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Hurricane Elsa was the earliest-forming fifth named storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, surpassing Edouard of the previous year, and was the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Wikipedia
Highest wind speed: 87 mph
Date: June 30, 2021 – July 9, 2021
Category: Category 1 Hurricane (SSHWS)
Areas affected: Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles, Venezuela, Colombia, East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Canada
Damage: $1.2 billion (2021 USD)
Highest winds: 85 mph (140 km/h)
Lowest pressure: 991 mbar (hPa); 29.26 inHg