Hurricane Elsa forecast's multiple paths includes Surfside where rescue efforts ongoing

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, the first of the Atlantic season, could take many paths when it reaches the United States, from the East Coast to the Gulf Coast to Florida -- including Surfside, where rescue operations are ongoing. Else is near St. Lucia Friday morning after blowing through Barbados, where it brought wind gusts of 86 mph. Hurricane warnings were issued in Barbados and Saint Lucia as well as Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. A hurricane watch is in effect in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, where heavy rain, flash flooding and 70 mph winds are expected. By Sunday night into Monday, Elsa will pass over Cuba as a tropical storm with heavy rain, flash flooding and 65 mph winds.