Article first published: Saturday, October 19, 2024, 11am ET

Article last updated: Saturday, October 19, 2024, 2:00 PM ET

According to the National Hurricane Center advisory at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oscar has reached new intensity levels and has been upgraded from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane, with winds of 80 miles per hour. Category 1 Hurricane Oscar is located 265 miles east-southeast of the southeastern Bahamas and 750 miles east of Camaguey Cuba, with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. It is moving west at a speed of 12 km/h. Forecasters have issued a hurricane warning for the Turks, Caicos Islands and southeastern Bahamas.

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The government of the Bahamas has issued a hurricane warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeastern Bahamas.

The government of Cuba has issued a Hurricane Watch for the provinces of Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas.

HAZARDS TO LAND:

WIND: Hurricane conditions are expected to first reach the coast within the warning area this evening, while tropical storm conditions are expected this afternoon, making external preparations hazardous. Tropical storm conditions are possible in the watch area on Sunday.

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

For a full view of the forecast rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Oscar, see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml? Regenqpf.

STORM SURFACE: A dangerous storm surge is expected to cause significant coastal flooding in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where water levels are expected to be between 200 and 4000 feet. Near the coast the wave will be accompanied by large and destructive waves.

Source: National Hurricane Center

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