A "moisture plume" associated with the remnants of Sara could help generate heavy rainfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle next week.

Tropical Depression Sara has weakened and is no longer a threat to develop into a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Satellite imagery and surface observations confirm that Sara has degenerated into a trough of low pressure over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.

Tropical Storm Sara has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in Belize, where forecasters expect heavy rain to cause flash flooding and mudslides

Tropical Storm Sara has made landfall in Belize, where forecasters expect heavy rain to cause life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides.

The remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Sara are expected to be pulled to the north over the Gulf of Mexico and bring heavy rain to millions of people along the Gulf Coast and into Florida this week.