Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday afternoon in the western Caribbean. Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the western Caribbean, with significant impacts becoming likely for Honduras. The 1 pm advisory from the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Depression Nineteen to a tropical storm, with winds of 40 mph.

Tropical Storm Sara officially became a named storm after forming in the Caribbean Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said, and while it’s currently forecasted to impact Central America, there’s a possibility it may head toward the already-battered Gulf coast of Florida.

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday, but its forecast path over Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula now has it falling apart by the time it