Tropical Storm Elsa threatens Florida’s northern Gulf Coast 

Elsa weakened from a hurricane to a tropical storm Wednesday as it threatened Florida’s northern Gulf Coast after raking past the Tampa Bay region with gusty winds and heavy rain. Gov. Ron DeSantis said forecasts called for the storm to come ashore sometime between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. A hurricane warning was in effect for a long stretch of coastline, from Egmont Key at the mouth of Tampa Bay to the Steinhatchee River. “We ask that you please take it seriously,” DeSantis told reporters Tuesday. “This is not a time to joyride because we do have hazardous conditions out there.” There were