Tropical Storm Elsa reaches S.C.

July 8, 2021 Amber Coakley US 0

This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at 5:50 p.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Elsa in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. (NOAA via AP)

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UPDATED 8:28 AM PT – Thursday, July 8, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa has continued to chart its course up the Atlantic Coast. Heavy rain and strong winds came down on South Carolina Thursday, leaving Charleston in a tropical storm watch through the morning.

Elsa is forecast to move over North Carolina later in the day, pass near the Eastern Mid-Atlantic states Thursday night and move near or over the Northeast on Friday.

5AM EDT July 8 Tropical Storm #Elsa Key Messages. Tropical Storm Warning issued for portions of the Mid-Atlantic and New England states, extending northward to the Merrimack River in Massachusetts. https://t.co/8mjVghXe3g pic.twitter.com/YokNB9fnMC

— National Hurricane Center (@NHC_Atlantic) July 8, 2021

This comes as Florida is dealing with the effects of Elsa after at least 13 people were reportedly rescued off the coast of Key West. According to authorities, a boat carrying 22 people capsized due to the violent conditions. Nine people are missing, however, search and rescue efforts are still underway.

Nasty conditions as Tropical Storm #Elsa bruises the west coast of Florida 🇺🇲

🎥 @evanjameswx in Cedar Key, FLpic.twitter.com/wrvjl6dr6B

— Scott Duncan (@ScottDuncanWX) July 7, 2021

Joe Biden declared an emergency in Florida and has ordered federal assistance to help with response efforts. Meanwhile, storm watches are in effect across the East Coast from Florida to Virginia.

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis provide medical attention people rescued from the water approximately 32 miles southeast of Key West, Fla., on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as Tropical Storm Elsa approached. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)