Storm Team 10 and the National Hurricane Center are monitoring Tropical Depression 19, which has formed in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to become Tropical Storm Sara in the next 24 hours. Global models have backed off a stronger system developing,

Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean Sea Thursday afternoon, posing a threat to Central America, where forecasters expect the system to unleash heavy rainfall and flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Sara formed near Honduras on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. According to the NHC’s 1 p.m. update, the system was moving west at 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.