Nadine forms in the Caribbean, makes landfall in Belize

The trajectory of Tropical Storm Nadine. Oct. 19, 2024.

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Meanwhile, Hurricane Oscar — the 15th named storm of the hurricane season — formed as a tropical storm just east of the Turks and Caicos Islands, bringing warnings for nearby islands including southeast Bahamas and the northern provinces of Cuba. It quickly became a hurricane.

Oscar — which the hurricane center initially called a “tiny” storm before noting that it was getting “a little stronger” — was moving west at 10 mph and carrying maximum sustained winds of 85 mph as of Saturday evening.

Turks and Caicos Islands were advised to brace for hurricane conditions beginning Saturday night.

“A little more strengthening is possible tonight, but gradual weakening is expected to begin by Sunday night and Monday,” the hurricane center said.

AccuWeather hurricane experts believe that there is no risk of any landfalling tropical systems in the United States or direct impacts from a tropical system in general in the United States through at least the rest of October.

In Florida, Gulf Coast communities are struggling in the wake of back-to-back hurricanes, as Hurricane Helene rammed into the region less than two weeks before Hurricane Milton arrived.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and finishes Nov. 30, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October. Hurricane activity tends to peak in mid-September, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.