Nation Tropical Storm Elsa forms east of the Caribbean; South Florida may be in path next week July 1, 2021July 2, 2021 Cheryl McCloud and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY NETWORK Comments Off on Tropical Storm Elsa forms east of the Caribbean; South Florida may be in path next week Tropical Storm Elsa, which formed Thursday morning over the tropical Atlantic, is threatening to become the first hurricane of the 2021 season.