States at a low risk for tropical impacts are Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, according to the AccuWeather map. Florida is the only state with a medium and high risk of impacts, with South Florida facing the highest risk.

Tropical Depression Nineteen formed Thursday morning and is expected to become tropical Storm Sara later today, the NHC said.

Tropical Depression 19 has formed and is expected to soon become Tropical Storm Sara, but the National Hurricane Center says there's a chance it won't reach hurricane strength.

Tropical Depression Nineteen has formed about 280 miles east of Isla Guanaja, Honduras, the National Hurricane Center said.

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 Thursday afternoon in the western Caribbean. As of the 1 p.m. advisory, Sara has winds of 40 mph and is moving west at 12 mph. WATCH THE FORECAST | DOWNLOAD THE APPS First Alert Chief Meteorologist Mike Buresh said most of the models have trended faster with the tropical cyclone in the longer range possibly near or over Florida or the Gulf Coast by Wednesday of next week but very slow prior to that near or over Central America.