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ORLANDO, Fla. - Tropical Storm Sara has formed in the Caribbean and is expected to bring life-threatening rainfall, flooding, and the potential for mudslides to parts of Central America, the National Hurricane Center said.
It's then expected to cross Mexico and emerge into the Gulf of Mexico, and potentially turn east toward Florida. Here are some of the latest maps for Sara:
Tropical Storm Sara track
Tropical Storm Sara Spaghetti Models:
Spaghetti models of Tropical Storm Sara after ir crosses Central America and Mexico.
Tropical Storm Sara Satellite Images:
Satellite image of Tropical Storm Sara's current position near Central America.
How many tropical storms and hurricanes have we had this year?
Tropical Storm Sara is the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Hurricanes: Beryl, Debby, Ernesto, Francine, Helene, Isaac, Kirk, Leslie, Milton, Oscar, Rafael.
Tropical storms: Alberto, Chris, Gordon, Joyce, Nadine, Patty and now Sara.
Three hurricanes have made landfall in Florida: Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, and Hurricane Milton.
In November, only three hurricanes have made landfall on Florida in the last 173 years of records. Those were an unnamed storm of 1935, Hurricane Kate in 1985, and Hurricane Nicole in 2022.
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