The National Hurricane Center said Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday and long-term forecast models show it could enter the Gulf of Mexico and turn toward Florida’s Gulf Coast. As of the NHC’s 1 p.

A somewhat rare November storm system is gathering steam in the Caribbean Sea. Tropical Storm Sara will eventually make a turn to the east and Florida.

Tropical Depression 19 is expected to become Tropical Storm Sara later Thursday, but how will the storm impact Sarasota-Bradenton? National Weather Service forecasters are saying it’s not likely the storm will turn into a major hurricane,