Posted by: Jonathan Belles2 hours ago
Play Oscar will bring rain and strong winds to Cuba and the Bahamas. Nadine will continue to bring heavy rain from Belize to Mexico. Neither storm poses a threat to the United States.
Hurricane Oscar is expected to remain a Category 1 hurricane today as it passes through the Greater Antilles while Nadine moves through Central America. Tropical Storm Nadine and Hurricane Oscar have both been forming since 2 a.m. Saturday.
Neither system poses a direct threat to the United States, but Nadine could bring flooding to Central America in the coming days, and Oscar could bring rain and strong winds to the Bahamas and Cuba.
Oscar hits hurricane near Hispaniola in southern Bahamas
Hurricane Oscar made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Great Inagua Island in the southern Bahamas early Sunday, but could make landfall again near Guantanamo or Holguin, Cuba, this afternoon.
A hurricane warning is in effect for the southeastern Bahamas and eastern Cuba, with hurricane conditions expected late this weekend through Monday.
Hurricane Hunters flew over Oskar on Saturday afternoon and found that the storm was much stronger than originally thought. Oscar is the 10th hurricane of the season. Since then, the Oscars have intensified.
It is expected to spend the rest of the weekend moving west toward the eastern tip of Cuba and the central Bahamas, before turning northeast and crossing the Bahamian Islands next week. Oscar is not expected to have much of an impact in Florida.
Further intensification is expected before Oscar approaches eastern Cuba, but given Oscar’s small size, it could be vulnerable to large changes in strength.
Damaging winds and several inches of rain could pose the greatest threat to parts of the Bahamas and eastern Cuba from Monday into Tuesday.
Nadine: A rainmaker from Central America
Nadine made landfall near Belize City, Belize, on Saturday afternoon with 90 mph winds and a large rain shield across the western Caribbean Sea. Nadine broke out in northern Honduras early Saturday morning.
Strong winds and heavy rain are expected to push Nadine westward into eastern Mexico over the weekend.
This system is not a threat to the United States.
The main threat from Nadine is heavy rain in Belize, Guatemala, and southern and eastern Mexico.
As we move westward, these countries will see 3 to 8 inches of rain, with some areas receiving up to 15 inches.
(Nadine’s latest location is indicated by a circular icon.)
Jonathan Bells He has been a graphic meteorologist and writer for weather.com for eight years, and also helps produce videos for The Weather Channel in Spanish. His favorite weather is tropical weather, but he also enjoys covering high-impact weather, news stories, and winter storms. He is a two-time graduate of Florida State University and a proud graduate of St. Petersburg University.
