The fast-moving storm Elsa lashed New York City and New England with heavy rain and high winds, flooding streets, toppling trees and hindering some rail service.

Tropical Storm Elsa is carving a destructive path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida and spinning up a tornado in Georgia that flipped recreational vehicles, tossing one of them into a lake.

Tropical Storm Elsa is carving a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida and spinning up a tornado at a Georgia Navy base that flipped recreational vehicles upside-down and blew one of them into a lake.

Tropical Storm Elsa is making landfall in North Florida. As it moves north, it will spread heavy rain in a swath all the way to New England.

All eyes are on Tropical Storm Elsa as it makes its way up the Gulf Coast. Overnight, it weakened from a Category 1 hurricane back to a tropical storm, but northwest Florida is still expected to be hit with winds near 70 miles per hour.

Florida drivers are paying an average of $3.01 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, the first time that number has passed $3 since October 2014, according to the American Automobile Association.

Tropical Storm Elsa is on its forecast track. The center of the storm is just west of Key West this morning heading north for an encounter with Florida’s west coast.

Tuesday is forecasted to be very wet and soggy day in the Middle and Lower Keys as Tropical Storm Elsa continues its path north.

While South Florida is being spared a direct hit from Tropical Storm Elsa, Key West was already beginning to be affected by the outer bands of the storm system Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Weather forecasters say a storm that has been lashing Florida over the past day has intensified into a hurricane.

This is why we wanted to ensure our readers were well prepared for the potential impacts of the storm, whether small or severe. Therefore, we relied on the experts over the National Weather Service (NWS) to get their official advice on what to do before Tropical Storm Elsa hits South Florida.

Tropical Storm Elsa will move into the Florida Straits Monday evening, and it will pass near the Florida Keys early Tuesday. Residents of the lower and middle Florida Keys will feel sustained tropical storm winds, 40 mph or higher.

The center of Tropical Storm Elsa is just about to move over the south coast of Cuba. It will emerge into the Florida Straits tonight.

Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall on the south coast of Cuba Monday afternoon, bringing flooding rains.

Tropical Storm Elsa is sweeping over western Cuba with strong rain and winds, and forecasters say it will move on to the Florida Keys on Tuesday and Florida’s central Gulf coast by Wednesday.

Many locals in Key West aren't overly concerned about Tropical Storm Elsa, though officials are urging them to be cautious.

The track of the storm has made a jog because the center reformed behind where it was. Sometimes that’s bad news because it’s a way the system can get better organized and intensify. But in this case, the slightly revised track has taken it closer to Jamaica, which means the circulation is being disrupted by the mountains on that island. The medium-high terrain of eastern Cuba also appears to be ahead of it.

South Floridians will experience a mostly dry Fourth of July before Tropical Storm Elsa begins to impact the area’s weather as early as Monday morning.

Tropical Storm Elsa has the potential of strengthening back into a hurricane Sunday, as it continues to track near or just west of Key West.

Cuba has evacuated 180,000 people amid fears that Tropical Storm Elsa could cause heavy flooding as it passes over the island Monday, after battering several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people.

The search and rescue mission at the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South has been suspended as a crew prepares for the demolition of the remainder of the building, officials confirmed Saturday.

A Tropical Storm Watch has been issued for the Florida Keys from Craig Key westward to the Dry Tortugas as Tropical Storm Elsa began slowing down Saturday evening as it passes between Haiti and Jamaica.

Tropical Storm Elsa is battering the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it speeds through the Caribbean, killing at least three people.

How high has the storm surge actually reached in hurricanes of the past? Bryan and Luke talk with Dr. Hal Needham who has studied the historical records from Texas to Maine to learn how high the water reached, and what could happen in the future. Learn about Hal's experience studying and experiencing storm surge.

Tropical Storm Elsa has formed out of the disturbance we’ve been tracking in the middle of the Atlantic. This is the earliest in the season that an “E” storm has been named, beating Edouard by 4 days – which formed late on July 5th last year.

Florida remains inside Tropical Storm Elsa’s cone of probability, but the long-range forecast path remains uncertain. South Florida could feel its impact early next week. Thunderstorms could increase.

Florida remains inside Tropical Storm Elsa’s cone of probability, but the long-range forecast path remains uncertain. South Florida could feel its impact early next week. Thunderstorms could increase.