Tropical Storm Elsa is slamming Florida's Gulf coast with gusty winds and heavy rain before making landfall later today. The storm is expected to move up the east coast by week's end. https://abcn.ws/3jNTwF7 Plus, for the first time, the more contagious and dangerous Delta variant is now the predominant coronavirus strain in the U.S. https://abcn.ws/3xoqVKq | On Location

Dramatic videos, pictures capture Tropical Storm Elsa approaching Miami, Florida. The storm is expected to move over parts of the Florida Keys and Florida's Gulf Coast on Tuesday and Wednesday. https://fxn.ws/3dPnd4K | Fox News

TROPICAL UPDATE: The latest 5-day track from the National Hurricane Center forecasts a landfall on the Gulf Coast as a Cat. 1 Hurricane. TRACK THE STORM: http://www.wwltv.com/weather/hurricane/tropical-weather-update/214931133 | WWLTV

LATEST TROPICAL UPDATE: Here's a short video below with the tropical advisory and track along with current conditions in North Carolina. Use our interactive tropical layers on wxii12.com/radar to find more about Erin and current weather alerts for the Caribbean Islands, The Bahamas, and Bermuda. | WXII 12 NEWS