Tropical Storm Matthew, although, not a strong storm, may end up causing the most damage thus far in the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season. Matthew, which has slammed into Central America, is causing massive flooding in Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Guatemala today. The storm is expected to slow down considerable, or even stall out over the area for the next couple of days.

As of the 11 AM EST advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm Matthew was located at 16.2°N 87.8°W, putting it somewhere over the nation of Honduras. Maximum sustained winds are at 40 miles per hours, barely making it a Tropical Storm. Having said this, rain will be the big story for the storm. Some areas of Central America could see over a foot of rain over the next 24-48 hours. Matthew is moving NNW at 15 Miles per hour, however experts predict the forward motion will slow down considerably today.

The projected path for Matthew is one that many meteorologists are still not certain about. Pretty much every computer model used for forecasting these storms show a different solution. No matter where it goes, the storm will likely die out quickly, eventually not being a concern like many thought it may for the Gulf Coast States next week. All interests anywhere in the Caribbean, or Gulf of Mexico should pay close attention to forecast since computer models have several storms popping up over the next 2 weeks in the area.