The National Hurricane Center reports that Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 has developed into Tropical Depression 19 in the Caribbean Sea and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm, named Tropical Storm Sara,

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.

Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday afternoon in the western Caribbean.As of the 4 p.m. advisory, Sara had winds of 40 mph and was moving west at 10 mph.WATCH THE FORECAST | DOWNLOAD THE APPSSara is the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season.