Sara was forecast to drop 10 to 20 inches of rain, with up to 30 inches in isolated areas in northern Honduras. In a 7 a.m. Eastern update, the hurricane center said "heavy rain, life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides" were possible through the weekend in Central America.

Florida is expected to face a widespread rainfall event mid-workweek when moisture from the remnants of Tropical Storm Sara interacts with a frontal system.

Tropical storm Sara is drenching Honduras’ northern coast, swelling rivers as it stalled over the Central American nation