Article first published: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, 5 a.m. ET
Article last updated: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, 11 a.m. ET
According to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 am Tuesday advisory, Tropical Storm Oscar is 70 miles east-southeast of Long Island, with maximum sustained wind of 40 mph. It’s moving at 12 mph to the northeast.
“… the center of Oscar will be moving away from the Bahamas later today or tonight.” meteorologists state.
YESTERDAY (Monday):
Yesterday, Oscar departed Cuba and moved toward the Atlantic Ocean.
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The government of the Bahamas has discontinued the Tropical Storm Warning for the Central Bahamas.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for:
– Southeastern Bahamas
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:
WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected in the warning area in parts of the southeastern Bahamas today.
RAINFALL: Across the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 4 inches are expected through today. This rainfall could cause localized flash flooding. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated with Oscar,
Please see the National Weather Service Storm Total Rainfall Graphic, available at hurricanes.gov/graphics_at1.shtml? Rainqpf.
Source: National Hurricane Center
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