Families were evacuated from their homes in La Ceiba, Honduras, early on Friday as Tropical Storm Sara lashed the country with heavy rain that could bring life-threatening flooding and landslides.

Tropical Storm Sara formed this afternoon and threatens to bring "life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flash flooding and mudslides" to Honduras throughout the weekend, according to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center. A turn toward Florida is still possible, forecasters said.