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Updated Jul 8, 2021 - Science

In photos: Deadly Tropical Storm Elsa sweeps up the East Coast

Ivana Saric
Churning storm waves batter the side of a canal in Florida

Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall on July 7 in Cedar Key, Florida. Photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images

Tropical Storm Elsa is currently moving from North Carolina to Virginia, where up to four inches of rain are expected, with isolated totals of up to six inches, the National Hurricane Center said Thursday evening.

Catch up quick: Elsa killed at least one person in Florida after making landfall in the state and unleashing a suspected tornado that wounded 10 others at a Navy base campground in southeast Georgia on Wednesday, AP reports.

State of play: Flash flood warnings were issued in New York Thursday evening. Tornadoes are possible in the eastern Carolinas and southeastern Virginia.

  • Elsa weakened over Georgia, but it still packed 45 mph winds as it moved over the center of the state at 2 a.m. Thursday, per the NHC. Tropical storm warnings were in effect from Little River Inlet, South Carolina, to Great Egg Inlet, New Jersey.

What to watch: Elsa is expected to sweep up the Mid-Atlantic and reach New England by Friday, bringing with it heavy rains.

Rain covers the Empire State Building in New York July 8
Rain covers the Empire State Building in New York July 8 as Elsa approached. Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
People running from the rain in New York, by a subway stop
People run from the rain in the Chelsea area of New York on July 8. Photo: Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Rainclouds over Manhattan
Huge clouds over Manhattan view as 'Hurricane Elsa' approaches in New York. Photo: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
A truck drives through a flooded street after Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall nearby on July 7 in Steinhatchee, Florida.
A truck drives through a flooded street after Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall nearby on July 7 in Steinhatchee, Florida. Photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
A dog stands in the middle of a flooded street
A dog stands in the middle of 1st Avenue after Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall nearby on July 7 in Steinhatchee, Florida. Photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
Power crews work next to a felled tree
Power crews restore electricity after Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall nearby on July 7 in Cedar Key, Florida. Photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
A man watches tropical storm elsa make landfall in florida
A man watches as Tropical Storm Elsa makes landfall on July 7 in Cedar Key, Florida. Photo: Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images
A man secures his boat
Fishermen in Havana, Cuba secure their boats to land ahead of the passage of Tropical Storm Elsa on July 5. Photo: Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

Editor's note: This article has been updated with new details on the storm.

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