Hurricane Oscar makes landfall in the Bahamas, heading toward Cuba

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The Weather Authority is monitoring Hurricane Oscar, which made landfall on Great Inagua Island and will move across eastern Cuba over the next few days.

According to the National Hurricane Center’s 11 a.m. Sunday advisory, Oscar is moving west-southwest at around 7 mph with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.

Hurricane warnings have been issued for the southeastern Bahamas, as well as portions of Cuba.

The hurricane warning for the Turks and Caicos Islands has dropped to a tropical storm warning.

Heavy rainfall is possible in these areas.

WINK News’ chief meteorologist, Matt Devitt, shared his thoughts on X and assured us that this won’t be an issue in southwest Florida.

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