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Hurricane Elsa was a destructive tropical cyclone that affected many countries along its path during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the earliest-forming fifth named storm on record in the Atlantic Ocean, and the first hurricane of the season.
Lightning from this storm was detected as far as 50–60 mi (80–97 km) away from the center of the storm. [328] A supercell thunderstorm that struck Chicago , Illinois and surrounding areas on June 13, 2022 may have surpassed its height, being at least over 60,000 ft (18 km; 11 mi) and potentially reaching as high as 65,000–70,000 ft (20 ...
Hurricane Elsa (2021) – a Category 1 hurricane that became the earliest fifth named storm on record in the Atlantic, and affected parts of the Caribbean, the East Coast of the United States and Atlantic Canada.
15 least-visited national parks of 2023 Pinnacles National Park - 341,220 visits, up from 275,023 Channel Islands National Park - 328,746 visits, up from 323,245
Storm surge from Hurricane Carol inundates the Edgewood Yacht Club in Rhode Island. Between 1954 and 1959, eight names were deemed significant enough to be retired for 10 years due to their impact before being permanently retired after 1969. There were no names retired for the 1956, 1958, and 1959 seasons.
8. St. Lucia, the Caribbean. Tourist Arrivals in 2023: 309,362 St. Lucia is a postcard-perfect, lush island paradise celebrated for its dramatic Pitons, twin peaks that rise boldly from the island ...
Of the 63 U.S. national parks, none is more popular than the Great Smoky Mountains. According to the National Park Service, in 2023 it attracted a whopping 12,297,647 visitors, nearly triple the ...
On June 6, 1966, Hurricane Alma became the earliest landfalling hurricane in the United States since a storm in 1825. [281] The latest landfalling hurricane was Hurricane Kate in 1985, which struck Florida on November 21 of that year. [282] The year with the most tropical storm or hurricane landfalls in the country was 2020 with ten. [283]