A tropical storm is expected to form over the central Caribbean Sea within the next day or so, bringing life-threating flooding to portions of Central America this week, forecasters with the National Hurricane Center in Miami said Wednesday.

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A tropical depression is expected to form in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. “Next week, what will become the next named storm of the hurricane season, can impact Florida. Invest 99L is likely to become a tropical depression in the next day or so and continue to strengthen through the end of the week,