Tropical Storm Elsa edges toward US after battering Caribbean

Tropical Storm Elsa has set its sights for the U.S. after it wreaked havoc on islands in the Caribbean.

Tropical Storm Elsa has set its sights for the U.S. after it wreaked havoc on islands in the Caribbean. The system, which was downgraded to a tropical storm over the weekend after becoming the first hurricane in the 2021 Atlantic season, was about 50 miles southeast of Cayo Largo, Cuba, Monday morning as it headed northwest at 14 mph. Maximum sustained winds were clocking in at 65 mph. Elsa destroyed several structures in Barbados, when it hit as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds at 74 mph on Friday. The heavy rainfall also damaged homes in Haiti on Saturday and flooded parts of Jamaica on Sunday.