Storm Team 10 and the National Hurricane Center are monitoring Tropical Storm Sara, which has formed in the Caribbean Sea. Global models have backed off a stronger system developing, as Sara will be interacting with a lot of land over Central America and the Yucatan Peninsula in the coming days.

Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean Sea Thursday afternoon, posing a threat to Central America, where forecasters expect the system to unleash heavy rainfall and flash flooding, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tropical Storm Sara formed near Honduras on Thursday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. According to the NHC’s 1 p.m. update, the system was moving west at 10 mph with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph.