List of storms named Elsa

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The name Elsa has been used for two tropical cyclones worldwide, one each in the Atlantic Ocean and the South-West Indian Ocean, along with one extratropical European windstorm.

In the Atlantic:

  • Hurricane Elsa (2021), formed in the eastern Caribbean Sea, the earliest fifth named storm in the Atlantic; twice became a minimal hurricane, though made landfall in Cuba and later in Florida and then in Rhode Island, each while at tropical storm intensity.

In the South-West Indian:

  • Cyclone Elsa (1975), affected Madagascar and Mozambique but no damage was reported.

In Europe:

  • Storm Elsa (2019), caused substantial damage in southern Europe and at least eight fatalities were reported.

See also

Similar names which have also been used for tropical cyclones: