Photos: Tropical Storm Elsa passes by Tampa Bay dropping heavy rain
After being downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, Elsa passed just to the west of the Tampa Bay area. Elsa was expected to make landfall near Cedar Key on Wednesday afternoon.
John Pack, 52, fishes from the Dunedin Causeway following Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday. ARIELLE BADER | Times
Air travel resumes at Tampa International Airport after Tropical Storm Elsa forced an over night closure. Travelers and crews returned to the airport on Wednesday morning. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Departures resumed at Tampa International Airport Wednesday after Tropical Storm Elsa forced an over night closure. LUIS SANTANA | Times
An American Airlines plane departs from Tampa International Airport Wednesday after Tropical Storm Elsa forced an over night closure. LUIS SANTANA | Times
An employee removes storm window covers at Casa Tina after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday. ARIELLE BADER | Times
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Dead fish and debris line a portion of Bayshore Boulevard's sidewalk after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Dead fish can be seen in a wave near Bayshore Boulevard after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Dead fish can be seen in a wave near Bayshore Boulevard after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Waves crash against the Bayshore Boulevard balustrade after Tropical Storm Elsa passed just the west of Tampa Wednesday. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Luis Ernesto catches a small wave while surfing at Pass-a-Grille after Tropical Storm Elsa passed just to the west of the Tampa Bay area. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
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A fallen tree branch is seen along a sidewalk on Gulf Way after Tropical Storm Elsa passed just to the west of the Tampa Bay area. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
Beach goers walk along the sand on Pass-a-Grille the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay Area Wednesday in St. Pete Beach. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
Toffer Ross, a horticulturalist for the City of Gulfport, checks beachside plants along Shore Blvd Wednesday. She said she was "pleasantly surprised" to find most of the plants along the waterfront had not taken on any salt water. JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times
Darius Denton checks out the high surf at Pass-a-Grille after Tropical Storm Elsa moved passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday. Denton recently relocated from Atlanta and hadn’t seen the weather like this since. “ This is really neat,” he said. “We were really worried about flooding but we didn’t have anything.” MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
A kitesurfer is seen along the shore of the Dunedin Causeway Wednesday after Tropical Storm Elsa passed. ARIELLE BADER | Times
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Spectrum employees perform maintenance on a cable after Tropical Storm Elsa passed to the west of the Tampa Bay area Wednesday. ARIELLE BADER | Times
A cyclist makes his way long Bay Pines Boulevard the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay Area and up the west coast of Florida on Wednesday in St. Petersburg. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
Michael Ciarleglio with the city of Pinellas Park, cleans up a few tree branches while working Wednesday morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay area. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
A couple of signs hang loose on their post, a subtle result of the weather overnight, the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay area. MARTHA ASENCIO-RHINE | Times
Tampa veterinarian Steve Lewis, 72, checks his sailboat at the Davis IslandsYacht club in Tampa. Tropical Storm Elsa continued to track north after dropping heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area. LUIS SANTANA | Times
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Palm leaves lay on the ground following heavy rain and wind from Tropical Storm Elsa on Wednesday in Westchase. ARIELLE BADER | Times
Rainwater flows into storm drains following heavy rain from Tropical Storm Elsa in Westchase. ARIELLE BADER | Times
Sandhill cranes cross the road during a rainstorm from Tropical Storm Elsa in Westchase. ARIELLE BADER | Times
Fallen trees block Front Street near Lutie Drive in Valrico. Tropical Storm Elsa continued to track north after dropping heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area. LUIS SANTANA | Times
Rain picks up early Wednesday morning as Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area in Westchase. ARIELLE BADER | Times
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/UHOXA64YHJCKVNR4W27WTEUGTE.JPG "John Pack, 52, fishes from the Dunedin Causeway following Tropical Storm Elsa Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/YMZW5XXICJD3LCDZYNV53HO6PM.jpg "Air travel resumes at Tampa International Airport after Tropical Storm Elsa forced an over night closure. Travelers and crews returned to the airport on Wednesday morning.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/6Y3JWH6N4ZBWRFPTSKSEZVBONU.jpg "Departures resumed at Tampa International Airport Wednesday after Tropical Storm Elsa forced an over night closure.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/U2AGNAJTIJAFTOUKY5Z6CKWEB4.jpg "An American Airlines plane departs from Tampa International Airport Wednesday after Tropical Storm Elsa forced an over night closure.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VP7TYOUTCBGLNH4NTM6BAN3DQQ.jpg "An employee removes storm window covers at Casa Tina after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/BEMB4AP2RVD7ROIUKPSQJKAJKE.jpg "Dead fish and debris line a portion of Bayshore Boulevard's sidewalk after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/PGFG6OWUI5EAVAHVKQPOI6XACA.jpg "Dead fish can be seen in a wave near Bayshore Boulevard after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/XKGIUE2SL5DJNKMWQ7GC5JK37M.jpg "Dead fish can be seen in a wave near Bayshore Boulevard after Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/5JJN6PPISNC2POVMSQZSNGERNA.jpg "Waves crash against the Bayshore Boulevard balustrade after Tropical Storm Elsa passed just the west of Tampa Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/T556OLBF5NDVRDKGVHQXOHPHYA.jpg "Luis Ernesto catches a small wave while surfing at Pass-a-Grille after Tropical Storm Elsa passed just to the west of the Tampa Bay area.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/N5JQ33B4GBEEHA667RV4LKCJUU.jpg "A fallen tree branch is seen along a sidewalk on Gulf Way after Tropical Storm Elsa passed just to the west of the Tampa Bay area.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/VUU7VARVFRDRHFFJ7ZQFBU4QJE.JPG "Beach goers walk along the sand on Pass-a-Grille the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay Area Wednesday in St. Pete Beach.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/XC6IF43IXZEB3NMTFZ6YCWUT2M.JPG "Toffer Ross, a horticulturalist for the City of Gulfport, checks beachside plants along Shore Blvd Wednesday. She said she was \"pleasantly surprised\" to find most of the plants along the waterfront had not taken on any salt water.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/WXQPOH4FVFEDNCW47HVYR4C5DY.JPG "Darius Denton checks out the high surf at Pass-a-Grille after Tropical Storm Elsa moved passed the Tampa Bay area Wednesday. Denton recently relocated from Atlanta and hadn’t seen the weather like this since. “ This is really neat,” he said. “We were really worried about flooding but we didn’t have anything.”")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZMI2JLLHFBA65NBO4HVKJBL3W4.JPG "A kitesurfer is seen along the shore of the Dunedin Causeway Wednesday after Tropical Storm Elsa passed.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/C6BMENR4DBDLHGD77LEQN4DTFE.JPG "Spectrum employees perform maintenance on a cable after Tropical Storm Elsa passed to the west of the Tampa Bay area Wednesday.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/4SGJYDJNNVAJPGWZWNICPA747A.JPG "A cyclist makes his way long Bay Pines Boulevard the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay Area and up the west coast of Florida on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/HOOMQQKK4NASRGPVH5GXM3WYIE.JPG "Michael Ciarleglio with the city of Pinellas Park, cleans up a few tree branches while working Wednesday morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay area.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/O57RRGZU2ZE2XPUUHMKOMV6DAU.JPG "A couple of signs hang loose on their post, a subtle result of the weather overnight, the morning after Tropical Storm Elsa moved over the Tampa Bay area.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/75MGGDYNQ5BNJMWDAXQCYHGIIM.JPG "Tampa veterinarian Steve Lewis, 72, checks his sailboat at the Davis IslandsYacht club in Tampa. Tropical Storm Elsa continued to track north after dropping heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/GSXZ7MDEBZE3DHMYON2ONLQP2Y.jpg "Palm leaves lay on the ground following heavy rain and wind from Tropical Storm Elsa on Wednesday in Westchase.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/LNVLO7GX6FEG7GGAR4YTS4PVLU.jpg "Rainwater flows into storm drains following heavy rain from Tropical Storm Elsa in Westchase.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/ZPHL5NATBRDU3PF462OOUHNZTU.jpg "Sandhill cranes cross the road during a rainstorm from Tropical Storm Elsa in Westchase.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/W5GDW6BS6FA4NFJWZE23527EAU.JPG "Fallen trees block Front Street near Lutie Drive in Valrico. Tropical Storm Elsa continued to track north after dropping heavy rain in the Tampa Bay area.")
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tbt/Y4VBKSKYNBDB3MWANVQ2IXRH5Y.JPG "Rain picks up early Wednesday morning as Tropical Storm Elsa passed the Tampa Bay area in Westchase.")
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