Update Saturday, October 19: Latest Tropical Storm Oscar news from the National Hurricane Center

Article published: Saturday, October 19, 2024, 10am ET

The tropical storm was first addressed in an advisory from the National Hurricane Center at 10 a.m. Saturday. Tropical Storm Oscar is 190 miles east-southeast of the southeastern Bahamas and 495 miles east of Camaguey Cuba, with a maximum sustained wind of 40 mph. It’s moving at 13 mph west.

HAZARDS AFFECTING THE EARTH:

WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to make landfall first within the warning area this evening, making outdoor preparations difficult or dangerous.

RAINFALL: Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches, with isolated amounts of 6 inches, are expected in Turks and Caicos, southeastern Cuba and the southeastern Bahamas through Tuesday.

For a complete description of the rainfall forecast associated with Tropical Storm Oscar, see the National Weather Service’s storm total rainfall chart, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml? Chuvaqpf.

Source: National Hurricane Center