The name Elsa has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide, one each in the Atlantic Ocean and the South-Pacific 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 Southern Pacific:
- Cyclone Elsa (1976), a Category 2 tropical cyclone that made landfall Vanuatu and New Caledonia
In the South-West Indian Ocean:
- Tropical Depression 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.
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