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Tropical Storm Oscar dumped heavy rain over eastern Cuba on Monday, a day after hitting the island nation as a Category 1 hurricane, and is now targeting the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday.

Oscar's center is expected to move near the southeastern and central Bahamas on Tuesday and then move away from the Bahamas on Tuesday evening and Wednesday, the NHC said in an advisory Tuesday morning. The storm has maximum sustained winds of about 40 miles per hour with higher gusts.

Rainfall totals of 3 to 5 inches, with isolated amounts around 8 inches, are expected in the southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands through Tuesday, the NHC said, which could lead to localized flash flooding.

“While little change in strength is forecast over the next day or two, Oscar is expected to reach a post-tropical low by this evening and then be absorbed by another low pressure system by Thursday,” NHC forecasters said Tuesday.

In the U.S., strong waves from Oscar could reach East Coast beaches in the coming days, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida.

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10 hurricanes so far in 2024

Oscar was the 10th hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which does not officially end until November 30th. It is only the 10th season since records began with so many hurricanes, they say Colorado State University Hurricane researcher Phil Klotzbach. A typical year has seven hurricanes. Hurricane records date back to 1851.

In total, there have been 15 named storms in the Atlantic basin so far in 2024. According to AccuWeather, these include four major hurricanes (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale).

Tropical Storm Oscar Path Tracker

Tropical Storm Oscar Spaghetti Models

The illustrations span a range of forecasting tools and models, and not all are created equal. The hurricane center only uses the four or five best-performing models in its forecasts.

Gabe Hauari is a nationally featured news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].

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