On 14 August at 0900 UTC, the NHC reported that Tropical Depression Seven was upgraded to Tropical Storm Grace, at first characterized as a small tropical storm. At 1500 UTC it became stronger and produced tropical-storm-force winds which extended outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the centre. This configuration resulted in stormy weather with heavy rainfall which spread across the Lesser Antilles, affecting Saint Kitts and Nevis and Montserrat.
Panama was under the influence of a monsoon trough and several tropical waves resulting in adverse weather conditions that occurred primarily between July 23 and July 26, 2021. During this period, Panama was affected by moderate to strong periods of rainfall over a large area of the country.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at 01:28:26 (UTC) on 22 July 2021, 65.9 km (40.9 mi) SW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua; 84.6 km (52.6 mi) WSW of Diriamba, Nicaragua and 88.0 km (54.7 mi) WSW of Jinotepe, Nicaragua. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 11.486°N, 86.916°W, and at a depth of35.0 km.
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, July 29, 2021. Following Tropical Cyclone Elsa, CCRIF made two payouts to the Government of Barbados under the country’s tropical cyclone and excess rainfall parametric insurance policies, totalling US$2.5 million. CCRIF also made payments totalling US$528,512 to three other member governments – Haiti, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines – under the Aggregate Deductible Cover (ADC) feature of CCRIF’s tropical cyclone policies. Hurricane Elsa was the fifth tropical cyclone in the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 01:28:26 (UTC) on 22 July 2021, 65.9 km (40.9 mi) SW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua; 84.6 km (52.6 mi) WSW of Diriamba, Nicaragua and 88.0 km (54.7 mi) WSW of Jinotepe, Nicaragua. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 11.482°N, 86.915°W, and at a depth of 35.0 km
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at 23:26:35 (UTC) on 12 July 2021, 15.5 km (9.7 mi) SSE of Pochomil, Nicaragua; 22.3 km (13.9 mi) S of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua and 32.6 km (20.2 mi) SW of Diriamba, Nicaragua. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 11.639°N, 86.449°W, and at a depth of 92.5 km.
Hurricane Elsa was the fifth tropical cyclone in the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 30 June it developed as Potential Tropical Cyclone Five and on the following day it was upgraded to Tropical Storm Elsa. On July 2 at 1145 UTC Tropical Storm Elsa intensified and became Hurricane Elsa, passing near Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia, spreading hurricane-force winds and tropical-storm-force winds over these countries.
Tropical Cyclone Elsa was the fifth tropical cyclone in the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
On July 2 it intensified and became Hurricane Elsa, west of Barbados and east of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. On the same day, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that it was strengthening as it was moving toward the eastern Caribbean sea. It brought tropicalstorm-force winds over Haiti and Jamaica while passing near these countries.
Jamaica was affected by Tropical Cyclone Elsa, which caused adverse weather conditions that
occurred between 4 July and 5 July, 2021. During this period, Jamaica was affected by intense
rainfall.
This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on Jamaica, which was associated with a
Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), starting on 4 July and ending on 6 July 2021.
Saint Lucia was affected by Tropical Cyclone Elsa, which caused adverse weather conditions that occurred between 2 July and 3 July, 2021. During this period, Saint Lucia was affected by intense rainfall.
This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on Saint Lucia, which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), starting on 2 July and ending on 4 July 2021.