
The impact of Tropical Storm Elsa
By Sydney Holder Riverbend News
Now that Tropical Storm Elsa, the earliest forming fifth-named storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, has dissipated, it only seems fitting to take a recap of its aftermath in our covered counties. This includes the rising of the Suwannee River, power outages, fallen trees, structural damage and more.
There were warnings and projections issued last week for areas of the Suwannee River to flood, but according to data from mysuwanneeriver.org, none of the recorded areas in Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee County reached their flood stages.
A total of 3,588 out of the 25,200 consumers of Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee County lost power due to Tropical