Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened into a hurricane on Friday, and warnings were issued for the eastern islands of the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said.
As of 8:30 a.m. Eastern time, the hurricane, with sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, was 40 miles west of Barbados and moving west-northwest at 28 m.p.h.
Elsa could also affect the Florida Keys and other parts of Florida early next week, the center said. The storm was being watched closely in South Florida, where it could potentially complicate rescue work at the site of the collapsed condominium building near Miami.
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