Tropical Storm Sara formed this afternoon and threatens to bring "life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides" to Honduras throughout the weekend, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. A turn toward Florida is still possible, forecasters said.

A shift in Tropical Depression 19's track has significantly impacted meteorologists' predictions about its potential to form into Hurricane Sara.

Tropical Storm Sara is expected to form in the western Caribbean and still has a chance of taking a turn to the northeast toward Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. Here’s the

Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday afternoon and is expected to curl into the Gulf of Mexico and steam toward Florida next week, though forecast models no longer anticipate it might power up to a major hurricane — if it even becomes a hurricane at all.

The National Hurricane Center forecasts Tropical Storm Sara could get into the Gulf of Mexico after swamping Central America and crossing over Mexico.