Effects of Tropical Storm Elsa on South Carolina, North Carolina

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Tropical Storm Elsa heads toward the East Coast after making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday. The storm continues to track its path toward the west, which means more rain will fall in the northern region of the country. Rainfall will arrive on Wednesday night and continue into Thursday. (The video above gives you a breakdown of when the rain arrives and a timeline for how long it will last) Check out our interactive radar for the storm near the end of this story Areas in the southern part of the northern region such as Greenwood, Laurens and Union Spartanburg and Cherokee counties can see the highest rain totals, approx. 2-3 inches, as one of the storm’s outer bands moves through Thursday morning. >> ELSA tracking: Latest maps, models and tracks Heavy rain will be in our area between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m., gusty winds are expected on Thursday morning as Elsa moves, giving gusts of 30-40 mph in the morning and at early afternoon. Wind and rain should be calmer and much less intense by 2 p.m. Thursday. There is a chance of some storms later Thursday afternoon. Emergency officials say no evacuation orders were issued during the peak summer tourism season along the state’s beaches. Will be a tropical system ELSA third effect of South Carolina in 2021 Hurricane season.For more about how the storm early will affect other regions, click here.PHN0eWxlPi5lbWJlZC1yYWRhciB7IGNsZWFyOiBib3RoOyBoZWlnaHQ6IDEwMHZ3OyB9IEBtZWRpYSBvbmx5IHNjcmVlbiBhbmQgKG1pbi13aWR0aDogNDEuMjVyZW0pIHsgLmVtYmVkLXJhZGFyIHsgaGVpZ2h0OiA1MDBweDsgfSB9PC9zdHlsZT4KPHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiIHNyYz0iaHR0cHM6Ly93aWRnZXRzLWx0cy5tZWRpYS53ZWF0aGVyLmNvbS93eHdpZGdldC5sb2FkZXIuanM / Y2lkPTI4Mjg1MjgwMSI + PC9zY3JpcHQ + =

Greenville, South Carolina –

Tropical Storm Elsa heads toward the East Coast after making landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday.

The storm continues to track its path toward the west, which means more rain will fall in the northern region of the country.

Rainfall will arrive on Wednesday night and continue into Thursday.

(The video above gives you a breakdown of when the rain will arrive and a timeline of how long it will last)

Check out our interactive storm radar near the end of this story

Areas in the southern part of the state’s north such as Greenwood, Laurens, Union, Spartanburg and Cherokee counties could see the highest rain totals, about 2-3 inches, as one of the storm’s outer bands moves through Thursday morning.

>> ELSA Tracking: Latest maps, models and routes

There will be heavy rain in our area between 5 AM and 10 AM

Stormy winds are expected Thursday morning as Elsa moves and gives gusts of 30-40 mph in the morning and early afternoon.

Wind and rain should be calmer and much less intense by 2 p.m. Thursday.

There is a chance of some storms later Thursday afternoon.

Emergency officials say no evacuation orders were issued during the peak summer tourism season along the state’s beaches.

Elsa will be the third tropical system to affect South Carolina early in the 2021 hurricane season.

To learn more about how the storm is affecting other regions, click here.

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