The storm will hug the coast of northern Honduras and move very little over the next few days. A large centre of high pressure north of Sara will force the system to sit in virtua

States at a low risk for tropical impacts are Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, according to the AccuWeather map. Florida is the only state with a medium and high risk of impacts, with South Florida facing the highest risk.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras

Sara was a tropical storm in the Caribbean Sea Thursday afternoon Central time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. The tropical storm had sustained wind speeds of 40 miles per hour.

If the tropical depression intensifies, it will become the 19th named storm of this year's Atlantic hurricane season.

The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday, and long-term forecast models show it could enter the Gulf of Mexico and turn toward Florida’s