Tropical Storm Oscar Dumps Heavy Rain on Eastern Cuba as It Heads Toward the Bahamas

Published on October 21, 2024

HAVANA—Tropical Storm Oscar dumped heavy rain across eastern Cuba on Monday after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on the island already beleaguered by a massive power outage. Its maximum sustained winds blew at 40 mph (65 kph) on Monday as Oscar moved west-northwest at 3 mph. The storm was located about 15 miles west-northwest of Guantánamo, Cuba, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Up to 14 inches of rain were forecast across eastern Cuba, with isolated amounts of up to 20 inches. “The main concern is just very heavy rainfall that’s occurring over portions of eastern Cuba right now that are likely producing significant flooding and even potentially some mudslides in that area,” said Philippe Papin, a hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center....

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