Tropical Storm Elsa forms, expected to reach Gulf of Mexico next week

[TexasTowelie]

Tropical Storm Elsa formed overnight in the Atlantic and is expected to reach the Gulf of Mexico next week, forecasters with National Hurricane Center said Thursday morning.

It's too early to tell if the storm could be a threat to Louisiana.

The latest track from the National Hurricane Center has Elsa entering the Gulf of Mexico early Tuesday on the western side of the Florida. However, forecasters said there is "significant" uncertainty in the long-range track.

Elsa is the fifth named storm of the 2021 hurricane season. The categories, in order of increasing strength, are tropical depression, tropical storm and hurricane (categories 1 through 5).

Read more: https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/article_3d1b68be-d9f0-11eb-8c5a-0f99ca1efc46.html

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Wonder if Biden will sharpie Alabama?

I remember the last time a storm hit the Gulf.

[Duppers]

2. Almost into NC now.

Then on to Richmond, near us.

Dread. We live in the middle of tall trees.