Historic Hurricane Elsa has formed. Here's why parts of the U.S. coast should be on notice this 4th of July weekend.

Elsa became the first hurricane of the 2021 season Friday. It's heading toward Florida early next week.

Elsa became the first hurricane of the 2021 season Friday. It's heading toward Florida early next week.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Elsa remained a Category 1 hurricane in the National Hurricane Center's 11 p.m. update but the storm has experienced some weakening due to wind shear, according to forecasters ...

Hurricane Elsa became the season's first hurricane early Friday morning. Most of the state of Florida is in its potential path, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Elsa could take many paths when it reaches the United States, from the East Coast to the Gulf Coast to Florida -- including Surfside.

Hurricane Elsa approaches Jamaica and Haiti, which are under hurricane warnings. The National Hurricane Center says it will near Florida early next week.

The National Hurricane Center announced that the storm had become a hurricane shortly before 8 a.m. Friday as sustained winds reached 74 mph with gusts around 86 mph near Barbados.

Hurricane Elsa became the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and rammed into Barbados on its way to the Caribbean.

Elsa, which formed July 1, became the earliest E storm on record, beating out Edouard, which formed July 6, 2020. Elsa was the fifth tropical storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.

Hurricane Elsa will begin slowly to weaken this weekend as it moves across the Caribbean Sea, forecasters said Friday night.