ORLANDO, Fla. — Tropical Storm Sara is dumping heavy rains causing flooding across parts of Central America and is still expected to dissipate just after reaching the Gulf of Mexico.
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The 4 p.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center had Sara with winds of 50 mph, moving sluggishly to the west at 2 mph.
The storm will produce significant and catastrophic flooding across Honduras and may strengthen some over the next 24 hours.
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Sara is expected to make landfall in Belize early Sunday, then move across the Yucatan and become a remnant low as it enters the Gulf of Mexico.
While the storm will not directly impact Florida, the remnants of Sara will be lifted northeastward along a frontal boundary in the Gulf. This could bring enhanced rainfall to a portion of Florida during the middle of next week.
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