Nation Tropical Storm Elsa forms east of the Caribbean; South Florida may be in path next week July 1, 2021July 2, 2021Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORKComments 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.