Current:Home > StocksTropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America -Streamline Finance
Tropical Storm Sara threatens to bring flash floods and mudslides to Central America
View
Date:2025-04-16 19:41:52
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara formed Thursday in the Caribbean Sea and was expected to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides across portions of Central America, including Honduras, forecasters said.
The storm is about 50 miles (85 kilometers) northeast of the east coast border between Honduras and Nicaragua, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Sustained winds were maxing out at nearly 40 mph (65 kph), with stronger gusts, as the storm moved west at about 12 mph (19 kph), the agency said.
The storm was expected to stall and meander near the coast of Honduras through the weekend, according to the agency. Heavy rain also is forecast for Belize, El Salvador, eastern Guatemala and western Nicaragua.
The storm is expected to strengthen before approaching Belize and the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico early next week.
It was too soon to determine Friday morning what conditions the system could bring next week to portions of the eastern Gulf of Mexico, including Florida, the Florida Keys, and Cuba, the hurricane center said.
veryGood! (864)
Related
- A steeplechase record at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Then a proposal. (He said yes.)
- Vermont’s capital city gets a new post office 15 months after it was hit by flooding
- Tennessee nurse and his dog die trying to save man from Hurricane Helene floods
- Watch hundreds of hot air balloons take over Western skies for massive Balloon Fiesta
- Man charged with murder in death of beloved Detroit-area neurosurgeon
- The Deepest Discounts From Amazon's October Prime Day 2024 - Beauty, Fashion, Tech & More up to 85% Off
- How AP VoteCast works, and how it’s different from an exit poll
- Colleen Hoover's 'Reminders of Him' is getting a movie adaptation: Reports
- British golfer Charley Hull blames injury, not lack of cigarettes, for poor Olympic start
- Bring your pets to church, Haitian immigrant priest tells worshippers. ‘I am not going to eat them.’
Ranking
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
- Meredith Duxbury Shares Life Tips You Didn’t Know You Needed, Shopping Hacks & Amazon Must-Haves
- EPA reaches $4.2M settlement over 2019 explosion, fire at major Philadelphia refinery
- Yes, Glitter Freckles Are a Thing: Here's Where to Get 'Em for Football or Halloween
- 'Most Whopper
- LA County voters face huge decision on homeless services funding
- Teen Mom’s Ryan Edwards and Girlfriend Amanda Conner Expecting First Baby Together
- Ryan Seacrest Reveals His Workouts and Diet Changes to Feel 29 Again
Recommendation
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
The sports capital of the world? How sports boosted Las Vegas' growth
Gun activists say they are aiming to put Massachusetts gun law repeal on 2026 ballot
Angel Dreamer Wealth Society: Conveying the Power of Dreams through Action
Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial
Philadelphia judge receives unpaid suspension for his political posts on Facebook
Dancing With the Stars' Gleb Savchenko and Brooks Nader Get Tattoos During PDA-Packed Outing
Dyson Airwrap vs. Revlon One-Step Volumizer vs. Shark FlexStyle: Which Prime Day Deal Is Worth It?