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.

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at 23:26:35 (UTC) on 12 July 2021, 15.9 km (9.9 mi) SSE of Pochomil, Nicaragua; 22.6 km (14.1 mi) S of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua and 32.9 km (20.4 mi) SW of Diriamba, Nicaragua. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 11.642°N, 86.447°W, and at a depth of 93.8 km

St. Vincent and the Grenadines was affected by Tropical Cyclone Elsa, which caused adverse weather conditions that occurred between 2 July and 3 July, 2021. During this period, St. Vincent and the Grenadines was affected by heavy rainfall.
This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), starting on 2 July and ending on 3 July 2021.

This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on Barbados, which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), starting on 30 June and ending on 2 July 2021. The Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) indicated government losses above the attachment point of Barbados’ Excess Rainfall policy. Final calculations show that a payout of US$1,124,424.00 is due to the Government of Barbados.

At the time of writing this report, Barbados, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Haiti and Jamaica were the only CCRIF member countries where wind speeds, computed with the CCRIF SPHERA model, were greater than 39 mph (62.7 km/h) due to Hurricane Elsa. This report describes the performance of the CCRIF models on Haiti and Jamaica due to 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.
The COAST product for fisheries comprises two components: Adverse Weather – based on wave height and rainfall that occurs for at least 3 consecutive days; and Tropical Cyclone – based on wind and storm surge.

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurred at 22:37:52 (UTC) on 23 May 2021, 63.6 km (39.5 mi) SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua; 74.3 km (46.2 mi) SW of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua and 92.2 km (57.3 mi) SW of Diriamba, Nicaragua. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 11.401°N, 86.944°W, and at a depth of 35.0 km.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurred at 22:19:51 (UTC) on 21 May 2021, 40.7 km (25.3 mi) SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua; 55.1 km (34.3 mi) W of Corinto, Nicaragua and 62.7 km (38.9 mi) WSW of Chinandega, Nicaragua. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 12.456°N, 87.680°W, and at a depth of 55.8 km.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at 08:47:40 UTC on 10 February 2021, 38.8 km (24.1 mi) SSW off Jucuarán, El Salvador; 39.8 km (24.7 mi) SSE off Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador and 144.5 km (89.8 mi) WNW off Chinandega, Nicaragua. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 12.949°N, 88.420°W, and at a depth of 91.6 km (56.9 mi). Nicaragua was the only CCRIF member country that was affected by the earthquake.