 Tropical Storm Sara off the coast of Honduras on November 15 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 14 November 2024 |
| Dissipated | 18 November 2024 |
| Tropical storm | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 50 mph (85 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 997 mbar (hPa); 29.44 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 12 |
| Missing | 2 |
| Damage | $139 million (2024 USD) |
| Areas affected | |
Part of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Tropical Storm Sara was a slow-moving tropical cyclone that caused severe flooding in northern Central America in November 2024. The eighteenth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season,[1] Sara developed from a disturbance over the central Caribbean Sea associated with a tropical wave. It consolidated into a tropical depression early on November 14, and strengthened into Tropical Storm Sara later that same day. The next day, the storm grazed and slowly moved parallel to the northern coast of Honduras. Later, on the morning of November 17, Sara made landfall near Dangriga, Belize. Inland, the storm weakened into a tropical depression, then degenerated into a remnant low while over Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Overall, Sara killed 12 people, two went missing, and caused approximately US$139 million in damage.
- ^ Henson, Bob; Masters, Jeff (14 November 2024). "Tropical Storm Sara forms in the Western Caribbean, threatens Honduras". New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Climate Connection. Retrieved 19 November 2024.