Bluffton Today/Jasper County Sun Times A tropical storm warning was issued late Tuesday for Beaufort and Jasper counties as Tropical Storm Elsa moved north along the western coast of Florida. Elsa was expected to make landfall in Florida and impact coastal Georgia and South Carolina from Wednesday into Thursday as it weakened, the National Weather Service said. Tropical storm warnings are in effect for coastal counties in Georgia and South Carolina. A warning is issued when tropical storm conditions, including winds of 39 to 73 mph, are expected within 36 hours. “There is an increasing potential (for) flash flooding, gusty winds to tropical storm force, isolated tornadoes, and dangerous rip currents across much of Southeast South Carolina and Southeast Georgia, including the adjacent coastal waters as the center of Elsa passes through the region,” the National Weather Service said.