A tropical disturbance in the Caribbean was dubbed Potential Tropical Cyclone Nineteen by the National Hurricane Center on Wednesday.

Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in the center. When the eye looks symmetrical, that often means the storm is not encountering anything to weaken it. Sara is the 18th named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2024.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 formed in the Caribbean Wednesday afternoon. The system is not expected to bring impacts to Louisiana thanks to a cold front moving in this week. However, the system is expected to rapidly intensify into Hurricane Sara. Models are showing Florida could see major impacts from the storm.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 18 is producing a large area of showers and thunderstorms. It is forecast to become a tropical storm later today and a hurricane by Wednesday as it nears western Cuba. The official track has it moving into the Gulf of Mexico and tracking towards the Gulf Coast states by the end of the week.

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

A tropical disturbance building in the Caribbean Sea has been designated as Potential Tropical Cyclone 19 by the National Hurricane Center, and is forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm – known as Tropical Storm Sara – over the next few days.