Hurricane Oscar made landfall early Sunday in the southeastern Bahamas and is heading towards Cuba. The storm, which developed unexpectedly from a tropical depression, is expected to produce dangerous storm surge and heavy rainfall in both areas.
made landfall early Sunday in the southeastern Bahamas and was heading toward Cuba , an island recently beleaguered by a massive power outage.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm’s center arrived on Great Inagua island. It is expected to produce a dangerous storm surge that could translate into significant coastal flooding there and in other areas of the southeastern Bahamas. Two to four inches of rainfall are expected, with isolated areas seeing up to six inches.
Forecasters said five to 10 inches of rain are expected across eastern Cuba through Tuesday, with some isolated locations getting up to 15 inches.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Oscar formed Saturday off the coast of the Bahamas and brushed past the Turks and Caicos islands to the south.
The National Hurricane Center earlier characterized the storm as “tiny,” but hurricane warnings were in place Sunday for southeastern Bahamas and portions of Cuba.The storm’s maximum sustained winds were clocked at 80 mph with higher gusts. Its center was located about 150 miles east-northeast of Guantanamo, Cuba. The storm was heading west at 12 mph and was expected to reach Guantanamo or Holguin, Cuba, on Sunday afternoon at hurricane strength.
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