Business owners, residents in the Keys gear up for Tropical Storm Elsa – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

KEY WEST, FLA. (WSVN) – The Florida Keys will just narrowly miss Tropical Storm Elsa’s full power.

At least one business owner in Key West is preparing to shut down.

The city was mostly sunny for parts of Monday morning, but is now experiencing light rain and gusty winds.

Residents and visitors are racing to experience everything the island has to offer before severe tropical weather starts to roll in.

Niall Bowen’s Old Town Bakery will be closed on Tuesday.

“As far as impact goes, I don’t think that we’re going to have a major weather event here tomorrow,” he said.

Bowen is closing his business because raw materials for baking will have a hard time being delivered, as well as the difficulty of getting outgoing orders to customers through delivery apps.

Tourists are getting in their souvenir shopping done and drinking their shots of Cuban coffee while there’s still beautiful weather in the lower keys.

“It’s just dampening…

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