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After being downgraded as a hurricane, Tropical Storm Elsa was located about 70 miles west-northwest of Tampa, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 5 a.m. Wednesday advisory. It was moving north at 14 mph and generating maximum sustained winds of up to 65 mph. The National Hurricane Center projected there could be 3 to 5 feet of storm surge. The strongest wind recorded yet was 59 mph at Clearwater Beach.
